Amarillo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Amarillo is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with September and October close behind. Amarillo averages about 3,307 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,307
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 491 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈45 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 199k
- Elevation
- 1,099 m
When is the best time to visit Amarillo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Amarillo is April, then September and October. The dullest month is January (16/100, 15 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Amarillo?
Amarillo is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,307 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate April (93) from January (16), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #50 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 42% of the annual 491 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 10° / 50°F | -4° / 25°F | 15 mm | 3 |
| February | 32 | 12° / 54°F | -3° / 27°F | 16 mm | 4 |
| March | 78 | 18° / 64°F | 2° / 36°F | 31 mm | 6 |
| April | 93 | 23° / 73°F | 7° / 45°F | 32 mm | 8 |
| May | 88 | 28° / 82°F | 12° / 54°F | 58 mm | 9 |
| June | 77 | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 70 mm | 11 |
| July | 61 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 60 mm | 11 |
| August | 77 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 75 mm | 10 |
| September | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 49 mm | 8 |
| October | 89 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 52 mm | 5 |
| November | 64 | 16° / 61°F | 1° / 34°F | 19 mm | 4 |
| December | 16 | 10° / 50°F | -3° / 27°F | 14 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lubbock United States · 173 km · best in Mar · 3,326 h sun/yr
- Midland United States · 367 km · best in Mar · 3,443 h sun/yr
- Oklahoma City United States · 373 km · best in Sep · 2,776 h sun/yr
- Albuquerque United States · 446 km · best in May · 3,616 h sun/yr
- Wichita United States · 469 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 479 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Clovis United States · 153 km · 3,568 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Liberal United States · 214 km · 3,136 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Lawton United States · 309 km · 2,950 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Garden City United States · 314 km · 3,137 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Hobbs United States · 314 km · 3,568 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Amarillo compares month by month: Amarillo vs Oklahoma City · Amarillo vs Lubbock · Amarillo vs Midland · all comparisons
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