McCook weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit McCook is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with August and June close behind. McCook averages about 2,952 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 44 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,952
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 542 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈78 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 780 m
When is the best time to visit McCook?
For sunshine, the best time to visit McCook is September, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 9 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is McCook?
McCook gets a lot of sun: around 2,952 hours a year. 88 Sunshine Score points separate September (88) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #96 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 June, carries about 45% of the annual 542 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 9 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -6° / 21°F | 13 mm | 3 |
| March | 46 | 14° / 57°F | -1° / 30°F | 25 mm | 4 |
| April | 78 | 19° / 66°F | 4° / 39°F | 60 mm | 6 |
| May | 81 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 84 mm | 7 |
| June | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 80 mm | 9 |
| July | 65 | 34° / 93°F | 20° / 68°F | 82 mm | 9 |
| August | 83 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 72 mm | 8 |
| September | 88 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 44 mm | 6 |
| October | 81 | 19° / 66°F | 5° / 41°F | 42 mm | 4 |
| November | 31 | 12° / 54°F | -1° / 30°F | 15 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 16 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lincoln United States · 331 km · best in Jul · 2,608 h sun/yr
- Denver United States · 350 km · best in Sep · 3,169 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 385 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Wichita United States · 395 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Omaha United States · 414 km · best in Jul · 2,482 h sun/yr
- Rapid City United States · 473 km · best in Sep · 2,793 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- North Platte United States · 102 km · 2,892 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Kearney United States · 146 km · 2,850 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Hays United States · 189 km · 2,966 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Grand Island United States · 210 km · 2,761 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Garden City United States · 254 km · 3,137 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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