Huntsville weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · regional city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Huntsville is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with September and June close behind. Huntsville averages about 2,403 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 93 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,403
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 1,397 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈14 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 215k
- Elevation
- 190 m
When is the best time to visit Huntsville?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Huntsville is October, then September and June. The dullest month is January (6/100, 119 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Huntsville?
Huntsville gets a moderate 2,403 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate October (76) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #245 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,397 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 | 6 | 9° / 48°F | -1° / 30°F | 119 mm | 2 |
| February | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 135 mm | 3 |
| March | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 125 mm | 5 |
| April | 70 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 125 mm | 7 |
| May | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 117 mm | 7 |
| June | 74 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 103 mm | 8 |
| July | 71 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 121 mm | 8 |
| August | 66 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 104 mm | 8 |
| September | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 99 mm | 7 |
| October | 76 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 93 mm | 5 |
| November | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 105 mm | 3 |
| December | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 1° / 34°F | 151 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Birmingham (Alabama) United States · 119 km · best in Oct · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Chattanooga United States · 150 km · best in Oct · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Nashville United States · 166 km · best in Sep · 2,269 h sun/yr
- Atlanta United States · 243 km · best in Oct · 2,449 h sun/yr
- Montgomery United States · 262 km · best in Oct · 2,509 h sun/yr
- Knoxville/Maryville United States · 284 km · best in Oct · 2,346 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Muscle Shoals United States · 78 km · 2,406 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Tupelo United States · 187 km · 2,414 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Columbus/W Point/Starkville United States · 213 km · 2,462 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Huntsville compares month by month: Huntsville vs Birmingham (Alabama) · Huntsville vs Memphis · Huntsville vs Nashville · Huntsville vs Chattanooga · all comparisons
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