Lansing weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Lansing is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with July and June close behind. Lansing averages about 2,078 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 72 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,078
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 872 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 280k
- Elevation
- 258 m
When is the best time to visit Lansing?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lansing is September, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 50 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lansing?
Lansing gets a moderate 2,078 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate September (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #372 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 872 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 | -10° / 14°F | 50 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -9° / 16°F | 52 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 52 mm | 3 |
| April | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 1° / 34°F | 85 mm | 5 |
| May | 72 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 104 mm | 6 |
| June | 75 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 88 mm | 7 |
| July | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 80 mm | 7 |
| August | 75 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 85 mm | 6 |
| September | 78 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 72 mm | 5 |
| October | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 89 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -1° / 30°F | 61 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -6° / 21°F | 54 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Flint United States · 72 km · best in Sep · 2,076 h sun/yr
- Grand Rapids United States · 77 km · best in Jul · 2,024 h sun/yr
- Kalamazoo United States · 100 km · best in Sep · 2,022 h sun/yr
- Detroit United States · 119 km · best in Sep · 2,073 h sun/yr
- South Bend United States · 186 km · best in Sep · 2,045 h sun/yr
- Fort Wayne United States · 206 km · best in Sep · 2,140 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Freeland United States · 93 km · 2,076 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Muskegon United States · 141 km · 1,962 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Lansing compares month by month: Lansing vs Detroit · Lansing vs Grand Rapids · Lansing vs Flint · Lansing vs Kalamazoo · all comparisons
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