Ithaca weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Ithaca is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with September and July close behind. Ithaca averages about 1,864 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 93 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,864
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 72/100
- Rain / year
- 1,071 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.7 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 31k
- Elevation
- 329 m
When is the best time to visit Ithaca?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ithaca is May, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 63 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ithaca?
Ithaca gets a moderate 1,864 hours of sunshine a year. 72 Sunshine Score points separate May (72) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #456 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,071 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 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 63 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -9° / 16°F | 63 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 74 mm | 3 |
| April | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 86 mm | 4 |
| May | 72 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 93 mm | 6 |
| June | 69 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 112 mm | 7 |
| July | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 107 mm | 7 |
| August | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 107 mm | 6 |
| September | 71 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 102 mm | 5 |
| October | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 108 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -1° / 30°F | 74 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -5° / 23°F | 82 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Syracuse United States · 75 km · best in May · 1,862 h sun/yr
- Rochester United States · 121 km · best in May · 1,838 h sun/yr
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton United States · 142 km · best in May · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Buffalo United States · 192 km · best in Aug · 1,831 h sun/yr
- Albany United States · 219 km · best in May · 2,041 h sun/yr
- Allentown/Bethlehem United States · 221 km · best in May · 2,074 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Binghamton United States · 50 km · 1,934 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Elmira/Corning United States · 51 km · 1,863 h sun/yr · best in May
- Williamsport United States · 144 km · 1,944 h sun/yr · best in May
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