Grand Rapids weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Grand Rapids is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with September and August close behind. Grand Rapids averages about 2,024 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 79 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,024
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 967 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 536k
- Elevation
- 239 m
When is the best time to visit Grand Rapids?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Grand Rapids is July, then September and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 62 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Grand Rapids?
Grand Rapids gets a moderate 2,024 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate July (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #394 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 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 62 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 60 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -4° / 25°F | 63 mm | 3 |
| April | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 96 mm | 5 |
| May | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 104 mm | 6 |
| June | 74 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 89 mm | 7 |
| July | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 79 mm | 7 |
| August | 75 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 87 mm | 6 |
| September | 76 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 79 mm | 5 |
| October | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 109 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 0° / 32°F | 73 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -5° / 23°F | 66 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kalamazoo United States · 72 km · best in Sep · 2,022 h sun/yr
- Lansing United States · 77 km · best in Sep · 2,078 h sun/yr
- Flint United States · 145 km · best in Sep · 2,076 h sun/yr
- South Bend United States · 146 km · best in Sep · 2,045 h sun/yr
- Detroit United States · 193 km · best in Sep · 2,073 h sun/yr
- Milwaukee United States · 193 km · best in Sep · 1,950 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Muskegon United States · 66 km · 1,962 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Freeland United States · 137 km · 2,076 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
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