Hays weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Hays is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with April and September close behind. Hays averages about 2,966 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 51 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,966
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 654 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈73 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 607 m
When is the best time to visit Hays?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Hays is October, then April and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 13 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Hays?
Hays gets a lot of sun: around 2,966 hours a year. 87 Sunshine Score points separate October (87) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #92 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 June, carries about 44% of the annual 654 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 13 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -5° / 23°F | 19 mm | 3 |
| March | 45 | 14° / 57°F | 0° / 32°F | 32 mm | 5 |
| April | 86 | 20° / 68°F | 5° / 41°F | 59 mm | 6 |
| May | 78 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 102 mm | 8 |
| June | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 92 mm | 9 |
| July | 56 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 92 mm | 9 |
| August | 79 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 96 mm | 8 |
| September | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 56 mm | 7 |
| October | 87 | 20° / 68°F | 6° / 43°F | 51 mm | 4 |
| November | 31 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 19 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 23 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
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- Omaha United States · 397 km · best in Jul · 2,482 h sun/yr
- Kansas City United States · 397 km · best in Sep · 2,456 h sun/yr
- Oklahoma City United States · 411 km · best in Sep · 2,776 h sun/yr
- Tulsa United States · 419 km · best in Sep · 2,549 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Dodge City United States · 135 km · 3,013 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Salina United States · 141 km · 2,750 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Garden City United States · 162 km · 3,137 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- McCook United States · 189 km · 2,952 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Kearney United States · 211 km · 2,850 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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