Alpena weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Alpena is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with August and September close behind. Alpena averages about 1,949 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 79 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,949
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 820 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 207 m
When is the best time to visit Alpena?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Alpena is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 45 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Alpena?
Alpena gets a moderate 1,949 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate July (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #422 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 820 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 | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -10° / 14°F | 45 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -10° / 14°F | 40 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 46 mm | 3 |
| April | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 88 mm | 4 |
| May | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 83 mm | 5 |
| June | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 82 mm | 6 |
| July | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 79 mm | 7 |
| August | 76 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 79 mm | 6 |
| September | 76 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 77 mm | 4 |
| October | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 5° / 41°F | 90 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 56 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -6° / 21°F | 55 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Traverse City United States · 164 km · best in Jul · 1,987 h sun/yr
- Flint United States · 235 km · best in Sep · 2,076 h sun/yr
- Lansing United States · 269 km · best in Sep · 2,078 h sun/yr
- Grand Rapids United States · 290 km · best in Jul · 2,024 h sun/yr
- Waterloo (Ontario) Canada · 311 km · best in Aug · 2,026 h sun/yr
- Detroit United States · 319 km · best in Sep · 2,073 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Pellston United States · 111 km · 1,932 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sault Ste Marie (MI) United States · 147 km · 1,852 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sault Ste Marie Canada · 173 km · 1,853 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Freeland United States · 177 km · 2,076 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Wiarton Canada · 197 km · 1,795 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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