Ironwood weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Ironwood is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with July and June close behind. Ironwood averages about 2,052 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 92 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,052
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 909 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 373 m
When is the best time to visit Ironwood?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ironwood is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 40 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ironwood?
Ironwood gets a moderate 2,052 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate August (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #386 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 909 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 | -6° / 21°F | -13° / 9°F | 40 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -13° / 9°F | 38 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -7° / 19°F | 46 mm | 3 |
| April | 6 | 9° / 48°F | -1° / 30°F | 84 mm | 4 |
| May | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 100 mm | 5 |
| June | 71 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 105 mm | 6 |
| July | 73 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 97 mm | 7 |
| August | 74 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 92 mm | 6 |
| September | 67 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 96 mm | 4 |
| October | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 97 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -3° / 27°F | 58 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -9° / 16°F | 56 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Duluth United States · 162 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Thunder Bay Canada · 214 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
- Green Bay United States · 275 km · best in Jul · 2,244 h sun/yr
- Appleton United States · 282 km · best in Jul · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Minneapolis United States · 302 km · best in Sep · 2,337 h sun/yr
- Rochester (Minnesota) United States · 345 km · best in Jul · 2,340 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Rhinelander United States · 112 km · 2,184 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Hancock United States · 144 km · 1,893 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Kingsford United States · 174 km · 2,184 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mosinee United States · 198 km · 2,284 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Marquette United States · 211 km · 1,842 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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