Eau Claire weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Eau Claire is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with July and August close behind. Eau Claire averages about 2,320 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 97 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,320
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 908 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 68k
- Elevation
- 270 m
When is the best time to visit Eau Claire?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Eau Claire is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 23 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Eau Claire?
Eau Claire gets a moderate 2,320 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate September (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #268 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 908 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 | -6° / 21°F | -16° / 3°F | 23 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -15° / 5°F | 31 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -6° / 21°F | 48 mm | 3 |
| April | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 86 mm | 4 |
| May | 66 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 114 mm | 6 |
| June | 69 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 130 mm | 7 |
| July | 74 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 102 mm | 7 |
| August | 72 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 111 mm | 6 |
| September | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 97 mm | 5 |
| October | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 3° / 37°F | 84 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -4° / 25°F | 41 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -11° / 12°F | 41 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Rochester (Minnesota) United States · 134 km · best in Jul · 2,340 h sun/yr
- Minneapolis United States · 137 km · best in Sep · 2,337 h sun/yr
- Duluth United States · 227 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Appleton United States · 244 km · best in Jul · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Madison United States · 257 km · best in Sep · 2,236 h sun/yr
- Green Bay United States · 269 km · best in Jul · 2,244 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Crosse United States · 111 km · 2,283 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Mosinee United States · 143 km · 2,284 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Rhinelander United States · 179 km · 2,184 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ironwood United States · 212 km · 2,052 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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