Flint weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Flint is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with July and June close behind. Flint averages about 2,076 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 76 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,076
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 874 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 98k
- Elevation
- 233 m

When is the best time to visit Flint?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Flint is September, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Flint?
Flint gets a moderate 2,076 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate September (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #373 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 874 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 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 53 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -9° / 16°F | 53 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -4° / 25°F | 53 mm | 3 |
| April | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 1° / 34°F | 83 mm | 5 |
| May | 72 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 102 mm | 6 |
| June | 75 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 88 mm | 7 |
| July | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 82 mm | 7 |
| August | 75 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 85 mm | 6 |
| September | 77 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 76 mm | 5 |
| October | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 83 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -1° / 30°F | 61 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -6° / 21°F | 55 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lansing United States · 72 km · best in Sep · 2,078 h sun/yr
- Detroit United States · 90 km · best in Sep · 2,073 h sun/yr
- Grand Rapids United States · 145 km · best in Jul · 2,024 h sun/yr
- Kalamazoo United States · 169 km · best in Sep · 2,022 h sun/yr
- Cleveland United States · 233 km · best in Aug · 1,820 h sun/yr
- Traverse City United States · 246 km · best in Jul · 1,987 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Freeland United States · 68 km · 2,076 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Windsor Canada · 101 km · 2,036 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Toledo United States · 154 km · 2,062 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Flint compares month by month: Flint vs Detroit · Flint vs Grand Rapids · Flint vs Lansing · all comparisons
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