Manistee weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Manistee is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with August and September close behind. Manistee averages about 1,916 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 69 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,916
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 884 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.9 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 187 m
When is the best time to visit Manistee?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Manistee is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 51 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Manistee?
Manistee gets a moderate 1,916 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate July (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #434 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 884 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 | -1° / 30°F | -5° / 23°F | 51 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -5° / 23°F | 44 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -2° / 28°F | 56 mm | 3 |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 2° / 36°F | 87 mm | 4 |
| May | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 91 mm | 6 |
| June | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 84 mm | 7 |
| July | 77 | 22° / 72°F | 17° / 63°F | 69 mm | 7 |
| August | 75 | 23° / 73°F | 18° / 64°F | 79 mm | 6 |
| September | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 84 mm | 5 |
| October | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 106 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 69 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 64 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Traverse City United States · 74 km · best in Jul · 1,987 h sun/yr
- Green Bay United States · 152 km · best in Jul · 2,244 h sun/yr
- Grand Rapids United States · 165 km · best in Jul · 2,024 h sun/yr
- Appleton United States · 181 km · best in Jul · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Milwaukee United States · 198 km · best in Sep · 1,950 h sun/yr
- Lansing United States · 213 km · best in Sep · 2,078 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Muskegon United States · 123 km · 1,962 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Escanaba United States · 174 km · 2,066 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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