Harlingen weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Harlingen is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with February and March close behind. Harlingen averages about 2,492 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,492
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 646 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 66k
- Elevation
- 9 m
When is the best time to visit Harlingen?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Harlingen is January, then February and March. The dullest month is June (63/100, 79 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Harlingen?
Harlingen gets a moderate 2,492 hours of sunshine a year. January (89/100) is noticeably better than June (63). It ranks #209 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 August, carries about 41% of the annual 646 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 89 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 25 mm | 4 |
| February | 89 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 22 mm | 5 |
| March | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 30 mm | 7 |
| April | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 35 mm | 8 |
| May | 83 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 57 mm | 8 |
| June | 63 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 79 mm | 9 |
| July | 71 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 78 mm | 10 |
| August | 68 | 34° / 93°F | 26° / 79°F | 44 mm | 9 |
| September | 67 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 144 mm | 8 |
| October | 82 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 63 mm | 7 |
| November | 86 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 39 mm | 5 |
| December | 88 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 30 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- McAllen United States · 59 km · best in Feb · 2,689 h sun/yr
- Reynosa Mexico · 62 km · best in Feb · 2,688 h sun/yr
- Corpus Christi United States · 172 km · best in Feb · 2,553 h sun/yr
- Monterrey Mexico · 250 km · best in Feb · 3,056 h sun/yr
- San Antonio United States · 376 km · best in Feb · 2,599 h sun/yr
- Ciudad Madero Mexico · 438 km · best in Dec · 2,393 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Brownsville United States · 42 km · 2,579 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Matamoros Mexico · 53 km · 2,579 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Laredo United States · 231 km · 2,777 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Harlingen compares month by month: Harlingen vs Monterrey · Harlingen vs Reynosa · Harlingen vs McAllen · Harlingen vs Corpus Christi · all comparisons
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