Paducah weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Paducah is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with September and June close behind. Paducah averages about 2,298 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 82 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,298
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 1,270 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈69 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 121 m
When is the best time to visit Paducah?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Paducah is August, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 85 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Paducah?
Paducah gets a moderate 2,298 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate August (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #278 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,270 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 | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -4° / 25°F | 85 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 105 mm | 3 |
| March | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 123 mm | 4 |
| April | 68 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 130 mm | 6 |
| May | 69 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 129 mm | 7 |
| June | 75 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 94 mm | 8 |
| July | 72 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 111 mm | 8 |
| August | 77 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 82 mm | 7 |
| September | 77 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 83 mm | 6 |
| October | 73 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 105 mm | 4 |
| November | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 106 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 117 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Evansville United States · 154 km · best in Aug · 2,259 h sun/yr
- Belleville United States · 190 km · best in Sep · 2,312 h sun/yr
- Nashville United States · 214 km · best in Sep · 2,269 h sun/yr
- St Louis United States · 234 km · best in Sep · 2,316 h sun/yr
- Memphis United States · 249 km · best in Sep · 2,429 h sun/yr
- Louisville United States · 295 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Cape Girardeau United States · 73 km · 2,348 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Marion United States · 80 km · 2,349 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Owensboro United States · 161 km · 2,285 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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