Hancock weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · continental climate
The best time to visit Hancock is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with July close behind. Hancock averages about 1,893 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 78 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,893
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 880 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 324 m
When is the best time to visit Hancock?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Hancock is August, then 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 Hancock?
Hancock gets a moderate 1,893 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate August (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #449 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 880 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 | -10° / 14°F | 51 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -11° / 12°F | 44 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -6° / 21°F | 45 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -1° / 30°F | 77 mm | 4 |
| May | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 4° / 39°F | 91 mm | 5 |
| June | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 94 mm | 6 |
| July | 74 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 86 mm | 7 |
| August | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 78 mm | 6 |
| September | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 90 mm | 4 |
| October | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 96 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 61 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -7° / 19°F | 67 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Thunder Bay Canada · 148 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
- Duluth United States · 284 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Green Bay United States · 300 km · best in Jul · 2,244 h sun/yr
- Appleton United States · 324 km · best in Jul · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Traverse City United States · 351 km · best in Jul · 1,987 h sun/yr
- Sioux Lookout Canada · 413 km · best in Aug · 2,060 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Marquette United States · 123 km · 1,842 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ironwood United States · 144 km · 2,052 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Kingsford United States · 153 km · 2,184 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Rhinelander United States · 187 km · 2,184 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Escanaba United States · 193 km · 2,066 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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