Cincinnati / Covington weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Cincinnati / Covington is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with September and June close behind. Cincinnati / Covington averages about 2,148 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 79 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,148
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 1,117 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈95 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 1.6M
- Elevation
- 263 m
When is the best time to visit Cincinnati / Covington?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cincinnati / Covington is August, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cincinnati / Covington?
Cincinnati / Covington gets a moderate 2,148 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate August (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #347 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,117 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° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 73 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 77 mm | 2 |
| March | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 101 mm | 4 |
| April | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 111 mm | 5 |
| May | 70 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 118 mm | 6 |
| June | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 106 mm | 7 |
| July | 72 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 105 mm | 7 |
| August | 77 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 79 mm | 7 |
| September | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 82 mm | 6 |
| October | 68 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 92 mm | 4 |
| November | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 81 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -3° / 27°F | 92 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Dayton United States · 102 km · best in Sep · 2,149 h sun/yr
- Lexington United States · 113 km · best in Aug · 2,183 h sun/yr
- Louisville United States · 135 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Indianapolis United States · 158 km · best in Sep · 2,168 h sun/yr
- Columbus United States · 185 km · best in Aug · 2,074 h sun/yr
- Fort Wayne United States · 219 km · best in Sep · 2,140 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Huntington United States · 198 km · 2,120 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
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