Gary weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Gary is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with June and July close behind. Gary averages about 2,094 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 81 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,094
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 977 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 77k
- Elevation
- 178 m
When is the best time to visit Gary?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gary is September, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 51 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gary?
Gary gets a moderate 2,094 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate September (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #363 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 977 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 | 51 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -7° / 19°F | 53 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 62 mm | 3 |
| April | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 94 mm | 5 |
| May | 70 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 112 mm | 6 |
| June | 72 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 106 mm | 7 |
| July | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 101 mm | 7 |
| August | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 106 mm | 6 |
| September | 76 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 81 mm | 5 |
| October | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 93 mm | 3 |
| November | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 1° / 34°F | 61 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -5° / 23°F | 57 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Chicago United States · 57 km · best in Sep · 2,095 h sun/yr
- South Bend United States · 92 km · best in Sep · 2,045 h sun/yr
- Milwaukee United States · 153 km · best in Sep · 1,950 h sun/yr
- Kalamazoo United States · 169 km · best in Sep · 2,022 h sun/yr
- Bloomington/Normal United States · 179 km · best in Sep · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Fort Wayne United States · 198 km · best in Sep · 2,140 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Michigan City United States · 50 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- West Lafayette United States · 140 km · 2,188 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Rockford United States · 153 km · 2,258 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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