Garden City weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Garden City is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with October and April close behind. Garden City averages about 3,137 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 42 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,137
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 552 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈68 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 879 m
When is the best time to visit Garden City?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Garden City is September, then October and April. The dullest month is January (0/100, 12 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Garden City?
Garden City is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,137 hours of sunshine a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate September (90) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #68 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 July, carries about 45% of the annual 552 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -6° / 21°F | 12 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -5° / 23°F | 14 mm | 3 |
| March | 54 | 15° / 59°F | 0° / 32°F | 28 mm | 5 |
| April | 88 | 21° / 70°F | 5° / 41°F | 54 mm | 7 |
| May | 84 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 74 mm | 8 |
| June | 82 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 83 mm | 10 |
| July | 66 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 85 mm | 10 |
| August | 83 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 80 mm | 9 |
| September | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 42 mm | 7 |
| October | 89 | 20° / 68°F | 6° / 43°F | 47 mm | 5 |
| November | 40 | 13° / 55°F | 0° / 32°F | 12 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 21 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Wichita United States · 291 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Amarillo United States · 314 km · best in Apr · 3,307 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 360 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Oklahoma City United States · 396 km · best in Sep · 2,776 h sun/yr
- Denver United States · 404 km · best in Sep · 3,169 h sun/yr
- Lincoln United States · 470 km · best in Jul · 2,608 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Dodge City United States · 69 km · 3,013 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Liberal United States · 100 km · 3,136 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Hays United States · 162 km · 2,966 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- McCook United States · 254 km · 2,952 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Salina United States · 285 km · 2,750 h sun/yr · best in Oct
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