Sault Ste Marie (MI) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · continental climate
The best time to visit Sault Ste Marie (MI) is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with August close behind. Sault Ste Marie (MI) averages about 1,852 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 75 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,852
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 875 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 240 m
When is the best time to visit Sault Ste Marie (MI)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sault Ste Marie (MI) is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 48 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sault Ste Marie (MI)?
Sault Ste Marie (MI) gets a moderate 1,852 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate July (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #460 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 875 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 | -4° / 25°F | -10° / 14°F | 48 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -10° / 14°F | 40 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -6° / 21°F | 47 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 76 mm | 4 |
| May | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 76 mm | 5 |
| June | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 85 mm | 6 |
| July | 76 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 75 mm | 7 |
| August | 74 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 83 mm | 6 |
| September | 60 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 92 mm | 4 |
| October | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 113 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 75 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -6° / 21°F | 65 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Traverse City United States · 188 km · best in Jul · 1,987 h sun/yr
- Green Bay United States · 347 km · best in Jul · 2,244 h sun/yr
- Flint United States · 368 km · best in Sep · 2,076 h sun/yr
- Grand Rapids United States · 383 km · best in Jul · 2,024 h sun/yr
- Lansing United States · 385 km · best in Sep · 2,078 h sun/yr
- Appleton United States · 387 km · best in Jul · 2,243 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sault Ste Marie Canada · 27 km · 1,853 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pellston United States · 79 km · 1,932 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Alpena United States · 147 km · 1,949 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Escanaba United States · 211 km · 2,066 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Marquette United States · 226 km · 1,842 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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