Fresno weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Fresno is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with October and April close behind. Fresno averages about 3,516 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,516
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 406 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 616k
- Elevation
- 99 m
When is the best time to visit Fresno?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Fresno is May, then October and April. The dullest month is July (20/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Fresno?
Fresno is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,516 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate May (97) from July (20), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #36 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 54% of the annual 406 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 73 mm | 2 |
| February | 58 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 67 mm | 3 |
| March | 81 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 64 mm | 5 |
| April | 93 | 23° / 73°F | 9° / 48°F | 38 mm | 7 |
| May | 97 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 17 mm | 8 |
| June | 60 | 36° / 97°F | 17° / 63°F | 4 mm | 10 |
| July | 20 | 40° / 104°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 10 |
| August | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| September | 80 | 34° / 93°F | 18° / 64°F | 2 mm | 7 |
| October | 96 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 21 mm | 5 |
| November | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 38 mm | 3 |
| December | 43 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 79 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- San Luis Obispo United States · 190 km · best in Jun · 3,588 h sun/yr
- Monterey United States · 191 km · best in Aug · 3,366 h sun/yr
- San Francisco United States · 253 km · best in Sep · 2,879 h sun/yr
- Santa Barbara United States · 261 km · best in Jul · 3,525 h sun/yr
- Sacramento United States · 270 km · best in Jun · 3,401 h sun/yr
- Reno United States · 303 km · best in Aug · 3,499 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Merced United States · 91 km · 3,486 h sun/yr · best in May
- Mammoth Lakes United States · 122 km · 3,564 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Bishop United States · 137 km · 3,563 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Bakersfield United States · 161 km · 3,612 h sun/yr · best in May
- Stockton United States · 183 km · 3,452 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Fresno compares month by month: Fresno vs San Francisco · Fresno vs Reno · Fresno vs San Luis Obispo · Fresno vs Monterey · all comparisons
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