Merced weather by month & the best time to visit

🇺🇸 United States · small town · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Merced is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with October and April close behind. Merced averages about 3,486 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 18 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

3,486

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

97/100

Rain / year

444 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

82k

Elevation

46 m

When is the best time to visit Merced?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Merced is May, then October and April. The dullest month is July (30/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Merced?

Merced is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,486 hours of sunshine a year. 67 Sunshine Score points separate May (97) from July (30), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #38 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 January, carries about 54% of the annual 444 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Fresno United States · 91 km · best in May · 3,516 h sun/yr
• Monterey United States · 141 km · best in Aug · 3,366 h sun/yr
• San Francisco United States · 168 km · best in Sep · 2,879 h sun/yr
• Sacramento United States · 183 km · best in Jun · 3,401 h sun/yr
• San Luis Obispo United States · 228 km · best in Jun · 3,588 h sun/yr
• Santa Rosa United States · 243 km · best in Jul · 3,311 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Stockton United States · 93 km · 3,452 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Mammoth Lakes United States · 152 km · 3,564 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• San Carlos United States · 156 km · 2,879 h sun/yr · best in Sep