Kalamazoo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Kalamazoo is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with July and June close behind. Kalamazoo averages about 2,022 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 80 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,022
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 954 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 76k
- Elevation
- 262 m
When is the best time to visit Kalamazoo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kalamazoo is September, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 60 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kalamazoo?
Kalamazoo gets a moderate 2,022 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate September (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #397 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 954 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 | -1° / 30°F | -8° / 18°F | 60 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -8° / 18°F | 55 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -3° / 27°F | 59 mm | 3 |
| April | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 85 mm | 5 |
| May | 70 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 110 mm | 6 |
| June | 73 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 94 mm | 7 |
| July | 75 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 87 mm | 7 |
| August | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 97 mm | 6 |
| September | 76 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 80 mm | 5 |
| October | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 99 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 0° / 32°F | 68 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -5° / 23°F | 60 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Grand Rapids United States · 72 km · best in Jul · 2,024 h sun/yr
- South Bend United States · 86 km · best in Sep · 2,045 h sun/yr
- Lansing United States · 100 km · best in Sep · 2,078 h sun/yr
- Fort Wayne United States · 142 km · best in Sep · 2,140 h sun/yr
- Flint United States · 169 km · best in Sep · 2,076 h sun/yr
- Detroit United States · 181 km · best in Sep · 2,073 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Muskegon United States · 118 km · 1,962 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Michigan City United States · 120 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Kalamazoo compares month by month: Kalamazoo vs Grand Rapids · Kalamazoo vs Fort Wayne · Kalamazoo vs Lansing · Kalamazoo vs South Bend · all comparisons
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