McAllen weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit McAllen is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with January and March close behind. McAllen averages about 2,689 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 20 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,689
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 604 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 364k
- Elevation
- 29 m
When is the best time to visit McAllen?
For sunshine, the best time to visit McAllen is February, then January and March. The dullest month is June (49/100, 71 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is McAllen?
McAllen gets a lot of sun: around 2,689 hours a year. February (91/100) is noticeably better than June (49). It ranks #147 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 42% of the annual 604 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 24 mm | 4 |
| February | 91 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 20 mm | 6 |
| March | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 27 mm | 7 |
| April | 89 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 34 mm | 8 |
| May | 68 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 53 mm | 9 |
| June | 49 | 36° / 97°F | 24° / 75°F | 71 mm | 10 |
| July | 57 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 75 mm | 10 |
| August | 52 | 36° / 97°F | 25° / 77°F | 42 mm | 10 |
| September | 63 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 134 mm | 8 |
| October | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 57 mm | 7 |
| November | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 38 mm | 5 |
| December | 89 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 29 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Reynosa Mexico · 19 km · best in Feb · 2,688 h sun/yr
- Harlingen United States · 59 km · best in Jan · 2,492 h sun/yr
- Corpus Christi United States · 192 km · best in Feb · 2,553 h sun/yr
- Monterrey Mexico · 192 km · best in Feb · 3,056 h sun/yr
- San Antonio United States · 374 km · best in Feb · 2,599 h sun/yr
- Ciudad Madero Mexico · 433 km · best in Dec · 2,393 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Matamoros Mexico · 84 km · 2,579 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Brownsville United States · 87 km · 2,579 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How McAllen compares month by month: McAllen vs Monterrey · McAllen vs Reynosa · McAllen vs Corpus Christi · McAllen vs Harlingen · all comparisons
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