Fort Wayne weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Fort Wayne is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with July and August close behind. Fort Wayne averages about 2,140 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 75 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,140
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 967 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 300k
- Elevation
- 242 m
When is the best time to visit Fort Wayne?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Fort Wayne is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 59 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Fort Wayne?
Fort Wayne gets a moderate 2,140 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate September (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #349 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 967 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 | -8° / 18°F | 59 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -7° / 19°F | 55 mm | 2 |
| March | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 70 mm | 3 |
| April | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 90 mm | 5 |
| May | 70 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 114 mm | 6 |
| June | 72 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 103 mm | 7 |
| July | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 95 mm | 8 |
| August | 74 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 95 mm | 7 |
| September | 78 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 75 mm | 6 |
| October | 58 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 76 mm | 3 |
| November | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 71 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -5° / 23°F | 64 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- South Bend United States · 124 km · best in Sep · 2,045 h sun/yr
- Kalamazoo United States · 142 km · best in Sep · 2,022 h sun/yr
- Dayton United States · 145 km · best in Sep · 2,149 h sun/yr
- Indianapolis United States · 168 km · best in Sep · 2,168 h sun/yr
- Detroit United States · 206 km · best in Sep · 2,073 h sun/yr
- Lansing United States · 206 km · best in Sep · 2,078 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Toledo United States · 134 km · 2,062 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Michigan City United States · 158 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- West Lafayette United States · 160 km · 2,188 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Fort Wayne compares month by month: Fort Wayne vs Indianapolis · Fort Wayne vs Dayton · Fort Wayne vs South Bend · Fort Wayne vs Kalamazoo · all comparisons
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