Brainerd weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Brainerd is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with August and July close behind. Brainerd averages about 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 74 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,324
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 691 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 372 m
When is the best time to visit Brainerd?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Brainerd is September, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Brainerd?
Brainerd gets a moderate 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate September (79) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #267 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 June, carries about 42% of the annual 691 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -18° / 0°F | 14 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -16° / 3°F | 18 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 33 mm | 3 |
| April | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 60 mm | 4 |
| May | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 7° / 45°F | 87 mm | 5 |
| June | 73 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 105 mm | 6 |
| July | 74 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 99 mm | 7 |
| August | 78 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 78 mm | 6 |
| September | 79 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 74 mm | 4 |
| October | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 2° / 36°F | 71 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -5° / 23°F | 27 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -13° / 9°F | 25 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Duluth United States · 155 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Minneapolis United States · 183 km · best in Sep · 2,337 h sun/yr
- Fargo United States · 213 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
- Rochester (Minnesota) United States · 305 km · best in Jul · 2,340 h sun/yr
- Sioux Falls United States · 375 km · best in Jul · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Thunder Bay Canada · 423 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Saint Cloud United States · 95 km · 2,423 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Hibbing United States · 147 km · 2,154 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Thief River Falls United States · 241 km · 2,527 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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