Longview weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Longview is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with April and March close behind. Longview averages about 2,456 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 85 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,456
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 1,181 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 82k
- Elevation
- 105 m

When is the best time to visit Longview?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Longview is September, then April and March. The dullest month is January (32/100, 89 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Longview?
Longview gets a moderate 2,456 hours of sunshine a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate September (78) from January (32), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #224 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,181 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 | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 89 mm | 3 |
| February | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 103 mm | 4 |
| March | 72 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 117 mm | 6 |
| April | 75 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 99 mm | 7 |
| May | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 119 mm | 8 |
| June | 67 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 104 mm | 9 |
| July | 55 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 83 mm | 9 |
| August | 48 | 36° / 97°F | 24° / 75°F | 73 mm | 8 |
| September | 78 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 85 mm | 7 |
| October | 72 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 118 mm | 5 |
| November | 72 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 83 mm | 3 |
| December | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 108 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Shreveport United States · 83 km · best in Sep · 2,443 h sun/yr
- Dallas-Fort Worth United States · 225 km · best in Sep · 2,734 h sun/yr
- Houston United States · 273 km · best in Mar · 2,407 h sun/yr
- Killeen United States · 329 km · best in Nov · 2,671 h sun/yr
- Little Rock United States · 348 km · best in Sep · 2,405 h sun/yr
- Lafayette United States · 354 km · best in Mar · 2,479 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tyler United States · 65 km · 2,530 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Texarkana United States · 137 km · 2,430 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- El Dorado United States · 200 km · 2,430 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Monroe United States · 251 km · 2,435 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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