Abilene weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Abilene is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with April and October close behind. Abilene averages about 3,007 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,007
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 723 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈16 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 125k
- Elevation
- 544 m
When is the best time to visit Abilene?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Abilene is March, then April and October. The dullest month is January (38/100, 32 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Abilene?
Abilene is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,007 hours of sunshine a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate March (86) from January (38), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #87 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 723 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38 | 13° / 55°F | 0° / 32°F | 32 mm | 3 |
| February | 52 | 15° / 59°F | 1° / 34°F | 39 mm | 5 |
| March | 86 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 58 mm | 6 |
| April | 86 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 58 mm | 8 |
| May | 79 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 99 mm | 9 |
| June | 73 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 85 mm | 10 |
| July | 60 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 61 mm | 10 |
| August | 60 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 63 mm | 9 |
| September | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 80 mm | 8 |
| October | 83 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 75 mm | 6 |
| November | 82 | 19° / 66°F | 5° / 41°F | 42 mm | 4 |
| December | 38 | 13° / 55°F | 0° / 32°F | 31 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Killeen United States · 230 km · best in Nov · 2,671 h sun/yr
- Midland United States · 243 km · best in Mar · 3,443 h sun/yr
- Lubbock United States · 243 km · best in Mar · 3,326 h sun/yr
- Dallas-Fort Worth United States · 253 km · best in Sep · 2,734 h sun/yr
- Austin United States · 312 km · best in Nov · 2,614 h sun/yr
- San Antonio United States · 340 km · best in Feb · 2,599 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- San Angelo United States · 140 km · 3,085 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Mineral Wells United States · 157 km · 2,891 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Wichita Falls United States · 207 km · 2,923 h sun/yr · best in Mar
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