Marquette weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Marquette is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with July and September close behind. Marquette averages about 1,842 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 76 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,842
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 902 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.7 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 360 m
When is the best time to visit Marquette?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Marquette is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 47 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Marquette?
Marquette gets a moderate 1,842 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate August (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #462 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 902 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 | -5° / 23°F | -11° / 12°F | 47 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -11° / 12°F | 45 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -7° / 19°F | 48 mm | 3 |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -2° / 28°F | 79 mm | 4 |
| May | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 4° / 39°F | 91 mm | 5 |
| June | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 98 mm | 6 |
| July | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 90 mm | 7 |
| August | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 76 mm | 6 |
| September | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 98 mm | 4 |
| October | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 105 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -2° / 28°F | 64 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -7° / 19°F | 61 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Green Bay United States · 215 km · best in Jul · 2,244 h sun/yr
- Traverse City United States · 228 km · best in Jul · 1,987 h sun/yr
- Appleton United States · 249 km · best in Jul · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Thunder Bay Canada · 267 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
- Duluth United States · 371 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Milwaukee United States · 381 km · best in Sep · 1,950 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Escanaba United States · 74 km · 2,066 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Kingsford United States · 81 km · 2,184 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Hancock United States · 123 km · 1,893 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Rhinelander United States · 179 km · 2,184 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ironwood United States · 211 km · 2,052 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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