Mesa weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Mesa is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with October and November close behind. Mesa averages about 3,778 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,778
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 254 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 1.1M
- Elevation
- 414 m
When is the best time to visit Mesa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mesa is April, then October and November. The dullest month is July (9/100, 33 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mesa?
Mesa is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,778 hours of sunshine a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate April (99) from July (9), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 254 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 | 86 | 19° / 66°F | 5° / 41°F | 33 mm | 3 |
| February | 94 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 32 mm | 5 |
| March | 96 | 25° / 77°F | 9° / 48°F | 21 mm | 7 |
| April | 99 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 8 mm | 8 |
| May | 69 | 35° / 95°F | 18° / 64°F | 6 mm | 9 |
| June | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 24° / 75°F | 2 mm | 10 |
| July | 9 | 41° / 106°F | 28° / 82°F | 33 mm | 10 |
| August | 19 | 40° / 104°F | 27° / 81°F | 33 mm | 10 |
| September | 38 | 38° / 100°F | 23° / 73°F | 22 mm | 8 |
| October | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 14 mm | 6 |
| November | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 19 mm | 4 |
| December | 79 | 18° / 64°F | 5° / 41°F | 31 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Phoenix United States · 36 km · best in Apr · 3,833 h sun/yr
- Tucson United States · 149 km · best in Apr · 3,726 h sun/yr
- Grand Canyon - Tusayan United States · 297 km · best in Jun · 3,647 h sun/yr
- Mexicali Mexico · 343 km · best in Mar · 3,841 h sun/yr
- Boulder City United States · 415 km · best in Apr · 3,837 h sun/yr
- Las Vegas United States · 444 km · best in Apr · 3,742 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Prescott United States · 165 km · 3,728 h sun/yr · best in May
- Show Low United States · 186 km · 3,694 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Flagstaff United States · 204 km · 3,666 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Puerto Peñasco Mexico · 267 km · 3,864 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Mesa compares month by month: Mesa vs Phoenix · Mesa vs Tucson · Mesa vs Grand Canyon - Tusayan · all comparisons
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