Gallup weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Gallup is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with May and September close behind. Gallup averages about 3,620 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,620
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 279 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈61 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 1,970 m
When is the best time to visit Gallup?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gallup is June, then May and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 21 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gallup?
Gallup is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,620 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate June (99) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #20 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 August, carries about 47% of the annual 279 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 21 mm | 3 |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -4° / 25°F | 19 mm | 5 |
| March | 49 | 14° / 57°F | -1° / 30°F | 14 mm | 7 |
| April | 89 | 19° / 66°F | 2° / 36°F | 14 mm | 9 |
| May | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 7° / 45°F | 14 mm | 10 |
| June | 99 | 31° / 88°F | 14° / 57°F | 8 mm | 11 |
| July | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 51 mm | 11 |
| August | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 46 mm | 10 |
| September | 94 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 34 mm | 8 |
| October | 88 | 19° / 66°F | 4° / 39°F | 20 mm | 6 |
| November | 32 | 12° / 54°F | -2° / 28°F | 17 mm | 4 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 21 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Albuquerque United States · 205 km · best in May · 3,616 h sun/yr
- Grand Canyon - Tusayan United States · 307 km · best in Jun · 3,647 h sun/yr
- Montrose United States · 343 km · best in Jun · 3,242 h sun/yr
- Mesa United States · 359 km · best in Apr · 3,778 h sun/yr
- Phoenix United States · 375 km · best in Apr · 3,833 h sun/yr
- Grand Junction United States · 403 km · best in May · 3,302 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Show Low United States · 178 km · 3,694 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Cortez United States · 200 km · 3,470 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Santa Fe United States · 244 km · 3,617 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Flagstaff United States · 265 km · 3,666 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Telluride United States · 283 km · 3,220 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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