Dodge City weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Dodge City is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with October and April close behind. Dodge City averages about 3,013 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,013
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 626 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈70 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 788 m
When is the best time to visit Dodge City?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dodge City is September, then October and April. 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 Dodge City?
Dodge City is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,013 hours of sunshine a year. 88 Sunshine Score points separate September (88) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #84 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 43% of the annual 626 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -6° / 21°F | 14 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -5° / 23°F | 17 mm | 3 |
| March | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 0° / 32°F | 33 mm | 5 |
| April | 86 | 20° / 68°F | 5° / 41°F | 61 mm | 7 |
| May | 80 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 91 mm | 8 |
| June | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 92 mm | 10 |
| July | 64 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 89 mm | 10 |
| August | 81 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 88 mm | 9 |
| September | 88 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 47 mm | 7 |
| October | 87 | 20° / 68°F | 6° / 43°F | 54 mm | 5 |
| November | 39 | 13° / 55°F | 0° / 32°F | 16 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 24 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Wichita United States · 224 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Amarillo United States · 323 km · best in Apr · 3,307 h sun/yr
- Oklahoma City United States · 338 km · best in Sep · 2,776 h sun/yr
- Tulsa United States · 402 km · best in Sep · 2,549 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 429 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Lincoln United States · 440 km · best in Jul · 2,608 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Garden City United States · 69 km · 3,137 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Liberal United States · 119 km · 3,136 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Hays United States · 135 km · 2,966 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Salina United States · 232 km · 2,750 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- McCook United States · 277 km · 2,952 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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