Dothan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Dothan is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with May and November close behind. Dothan averages about 2,611 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 70 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,611
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 1,335 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 69k
- Elevation
- 117 m
When is the best time to visit Dothan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dothan is October, then May and November. The dullest month is January (38/100, 98 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dothan?
Dothan gets a lot of sun: around 2,611 hours a year. October (81/100) is noticeably better than January (38). It ranks #168 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,335 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 | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 98 mm | 3 |
| February | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 115 mm | 5 |
| March | 74 | 21° / 70°F | 8° / 46°F | 112 mm | 6 |
| April | 72 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 120 mm | 8 |
| May | 79 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 86 mm | 9 |
| June | 71 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 127 mm | 9 |
| July | 62 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 140 mm | 9 |
| August | 62 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 138 mm | 8 |
| September | 77 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 97 mm | 7 |
| October | 81 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 70 mm | 6 |
| November | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 88 mm | 4 |
| December | 45 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 144 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Panama City Beach United States · 112 km · best in May · 2,639 h sun/yr
- Destin-Fort Walton Beach United States · 138 km · best in May · 2,690 h sun/yr
- Montgomery United States · 141 km · best in Oct · 2,509 h sun/yr
- Tallahassee United States · 146 km · best in Oct · 2,611 h sun/yr
- Pensacola United States · 191 km · best in Nov · 2,723 h sun/yr
- Atlanta United States · 275 km · best in Oct · 2,449 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Destin United States · 141 km · 2,690 h sun/yr · best in May
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