Plattsburgh weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Plattsburgh is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with August and May close behind. Plattsburgh averages about 1,916 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 86 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

1,916

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

74/100

Rain / year

1,037 mm

Snow / year

≈2.4 m

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

20k

Elevation

56 m

When is the best time to visit Plattsburgh?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Plattsburgh is September, then August and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 54 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Plattsburgh?

Plattsburgh gets a moderate 1,916 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate September (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #435 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,037 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Burlington United States · 32 km · best in Sep · 1,916 h sun/yr
• Montréal Canada · 93 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
• Montréal Canada · 96 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
• Ottawa Canada · 189 km · best in Sep · 2,034 h sun/yr
• Albany United States · 213 km · best in May · 2,041 h sun/yr
• Manchester (New Hampshire) United States · 251 km · best in Sep · 2,158 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Saranac Lake United States · 65 km · 1,831 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Massena United States · 113 km · 1,833 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Rutland United States · 131 km · 2,016 h sun/yr · best in Sep