Kearney weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Kearney is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with July and August close behind. Kearney averages about 2,850 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,850
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 689 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈99 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 33k
- Elevation
- 648 m
When is the best time to visit Kearney?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kearney is September, then July and August. 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 Kearney?
Kearney gets a lot of sun: around 2,850 hours a year. 85 Sunshine Score points separate September (85) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #107 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 689 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -8° / 18°F | 13 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -8° / 18°F | 18 mm | 3 |
| March | 30 | 12° / 54°F | -2° / 28°F | 34 mm | 4 |
| April | 69 | 18° / 64°F | 4° / 39°F | 71 mm | 6 |
| May | 74 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 118 mm | 7 |
| June | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 102 mm | 9 |
| July | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 84 mm | 9 |
| August | 80 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 89 mm | 8 |
| September | 85 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 58 mm | 6 |
| October | 64 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 57 mm | 4 |
| November | 15 | 10° / 50°F | -2° / 28°F | 22 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 23 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lincoln United States · 189 km · best in Jul · 2,608 h sun/yr
- Omaha United States · 269 km · best in Jul · 2,482 h sun/yr
- Wichita United States · 368 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Sioux Falls United States · 369 km · best in Jul · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Kansas City United States · 398 km · best in Sep · 2,456 h sun/yr
- Des Moines United States · 457 km · best in Sep · 2,394 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Grand Island United States · 64 km · 2,761 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- McCook United States · 146 km · 2,952 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- North Platte United States · 148 km · 2,892 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Hays United States · 211 km · 2,966 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Salina United States · 244 km · 2,750 h sun/yr · best in Oct
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