Evansville weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · regional city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Evansville is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with September and October close behind. Evansville averages about 2,259 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 84 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,259
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 1,243 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈72 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 174k
- Elevation
- 115 m
When is the best time to visit Evansville?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Evansville is August, then September and October. The dullest month is January (0/100, 81 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Evansville?
Evansville gets a moderate 2,259 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate August (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #298 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,243 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 | 5° / 41°F | -4° / 25°F | 81 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -3° / 27°F | 88 mm | 2 |
| March | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 115 mm | 4 |
| April | 68 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 130 mm | 5 |
| May | 69 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 128 mm | 6 |
| June | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 110 mm | 8 |
| July | 71 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 113 mm | 8 |
| August | 77 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 84 mm | 7 |
| September | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 88 mm | 6 |
| October | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 102 mm | 4 |
| November | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 101 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -2° / 28°F | 103 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Louisville United States · 158 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Belleville United States · 209 km · best in Sep · 2,312 h sun/yr
- Indianapolis United States · 215 km · best in Sep · 2,168 h sun/yr
- Nashville United States · 226 km · best in Sep · 2,269 h sun/yr
- Lexington United States · 256 km · best in Aug · 2,183 h sun/yr
- St Louis United States · 260 km · best in Sep · 2,316 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Owensboro United States · 46 km · 2,285 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Marion United States · 134 km · 2,349 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Paducah United States · 154 km · 2,298 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cape Girardeau United States · 201 km · 2,348 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
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