Peoria weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · regional city · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Peoria is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with August and July close behind. Peoria averages about 2,293 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 85 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,293
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 959 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 191k
- Elevation
- 195 m
When is the best time to visit Peoria?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Peoria is September, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 49 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Peoria?
Peoria gets a moderate 2,293 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate September (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #280 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 959 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 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 49 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 48 mm | 2 |
| March | 13 | 10° / 50°F | -1° / 30°F | 65 mm | 4 |
| April | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 5° / 41°F | 100 mm | 5 |
| May | 71 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 117 mm | 6 |
| June | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 113 mm | 8 |
| July | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 92 mm | 8 |
| August | 76 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 91 mm | 7 |
| September | 77 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 85 mm | 6 |
| October | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 81 mm | 4 |
| November | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 61 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 57 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bloomington/Normal United States · 69 km · best in Sep · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Moline United States · 111 km · best in Sep · 2,290 h sun/yr
- Chicago United States · 209 km · best in Sep · 2,095 h sun/yr
- Cedar Rapids United States · 216 km · best in Sep · 2,315 h sun/yr
- St Louis United States · 221 km · best in Sep · 2,316 h sun/yr
- Belleville United States · 236 km · best in Sep · 2,312 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Decatur United States · 116 km · 2,248 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Savoy United States · 139 km · 2,242 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Quincy United States · 151 km · 2,358 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Rockford United States · 177 km · 2,258 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Peoria compares month by month: Peoria vs Chicago · Peoria vs St Louis · Peoria vs Bloomington/Normal · Peoria vs Cedar Rapids · all comparisons
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