Erie weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Erie is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with September and June close behind. Erie averages about 1,972 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 79 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,972
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 981 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 99k
- Elevation
- 221 m
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When is the best time to visit Erie?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Erie is August, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 64 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Erie?
Erie gets a moderate 1,972 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate August (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #416 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 981 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 | 0° / 32°F | -6° / 21°F | 64 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -6° / 21°F | 57 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -3° / 27°F | 69 mm | 3 |
| April | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 3° / 37°F | 80 mm | 5 |
| May | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 95 mm | 6 |
| June | 72 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 98 mm | 7 |
| July | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 97 mm | 7 |
| August | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 79 mm | 7 |
| September | 73 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 93 mm | 5 |
| October | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 100 mm | 3 |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 3° / 37°F | 74 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -2° / 28°F | 75 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Buffalo United States · 152 km · best in Aug · 1,831 h sun/yr
- Waterloo (Ontario) Canada · 154 km · best in Aug · 2,026 h sun/yr
- Cleveland United States · 158 km · best in Aug · 1,820 h sun/yr
- Akron United States · 167 km · best in Aug · 1,967 h sun/yr
- Pittsburgh United States · 177 km · best in Aug · 1,929 h sun/yr
- Toronto Canada · 183 km · best in Aug · 1,957 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bradford United States · 131 km · 1,826 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- London (Ontario) Canada · 132 km · 1,973 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Dubois United States · 146 km · 1,825 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Niagara-on-the-Lake Canada · 148 km · 1,955 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Niagara Falls United States · 152 km · 1,886 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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