Memphis weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Memphis is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with June and October close behind. Memphis averages about 2,429 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 81 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,429
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 1,358 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈24 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 1.1M
- Elevation
- 88 m
When is the best time to visit Memphis?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Memphis is September, then June and October. The dullest month is January (6/100, 100 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Memphis?
Memphis gets a moderate 2,429 hours of sunshine a year. 72 Sunshine Score points separate September (78) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #237 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,358 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 | 6 | 9° / 48°F | -1° / 30°F | 100 mm | 2 |
| February | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 1° / 34°F | 123 mm | 3 |
| March | 51 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 134 mm | 5 |
| April | 68 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 136 mm | 6 |
| May | 68 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 138 mm | 7 |
| June | 76 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 96 mm | 9 |
| July | 66 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 105 mm | 8 |
| August | 62 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 87 mm | 8 |
| September | 78 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 81 mm | 7 |
| October | 72 | 24° / 75°F | 11° / 52°F | 113 mm | 5 |
| November | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 107 mm | 3 |
| December | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 1° / 34°F | 138 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Little Rock United States · 208 km · best in Sep · 2,405 h sun/yr
- Huntsville United States · 296 km · best in Oct · 2,403 h sun/yr
- Jackson (Mississippi) United States · 304 km · best in Sep · 2,526 h sun/yr
- Nashville United States · 322 km · best in Sep · 2,269 h sun/yr
- Birmingham (Alabama) United States · 339 km · best in Oct · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Belleville United States · 390 km · best in Sep · 2,312 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Jonesboro United States · 107 km · 2,461 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tupelo United States · 140 km · 2,414 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Muscle Shoals United States · 218 km · 2,406 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Columbus/W Point/Starkville United States · 218 km · 2,462 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Cape Girardeau United States · 245 km · 2,348 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Memphis compares month by month: Memphis vs Little Rock · Memphis vs Jackson (Mississippi) · Memphis vs Huntsville · all comparisons
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