La Crosse weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit La Crosse is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with September and August close behind. La Crosse averages about 2,283 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 101 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,283
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 943 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 52k
- Elevation
- 198 m
When is the best time to visit La Crosse?
For sunshine, the best time to visit La Crosse is July, then September and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 26 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is La Crosse?
La Crosse gets a moderate 2,283 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate July (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #286 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 943 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 | -14° / 7°F | 26 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -13° / 9°F | 32 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 52 mm | 3 |
| April | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 93 mm | 4 |
| May | 70 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 122 mm | 6 |
| June | 67 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 140 mm | 7 |
| July | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 101 mm | 7 |
| August | 71 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 114 mm | 6 |
| September | 73 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 103 mm | 5 |
| October | 39 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 74 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -3° / 27°F | 43 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -10° / 14°F | 43 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Rochester (Minnesota) United States · 100 km · best in Jul · 2,340 h sun/yr
- Madison United States · 175 km · best in Sep · 2,236 h sun/yr
- Minneapolis United States · 192 km · best in Sep · 2,337 h sun/yr
- Appleton United States · 223 km · best in Jul · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Cedar Rapids United States · 225 km · best in Sep · 2,315 h sun/yr
- Green Bay United States · 258 km · best in Jul · 2,244 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Eau Claire United States · 111 km · 2,320 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Mosinee United States · 161 km · 2,284 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Dubuque United States · 170 km · 2,280 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Waterloo (Iowa) United States · 174 km · 2,391 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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