Salina weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Salina is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with April and September close behind. Salina averages about 2,750 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 62 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,750
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 792 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈70 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 48k
- Elevation
- 383 m
When is the best time to visit Salina?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Salina is October, then April and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 19 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Salina?
Salina gets a lot of sun: around 2,750 hours a year. 84 Sunshine Score points separate October (84) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #128 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 June, carries about 41% of the annual 792 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -7° / 19°F | 19 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -6° / 21°F | 28 mm | 3 |
| March | 43 | 14° / 57°F | 0° / 32°F | 45 mm | 4 |
| April | 82 | 20° / 68°F | 6° / 43°F | 74 mm | 6 |
| May | 73 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 122 mm | 7 |
| June | 76 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 107 mm | 9 |
| July | 62 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 97 mm | 9 |
| August | 68 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 110 mm | 8 |
| September | 82 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 70 mm | 6 |
| October | 84 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 62 mm | 4 |
| November | 30 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 27 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 31 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Wichita United States · 128 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Lincoln United States · 241 km · best in Jul · 2,608 h sun/yr
- Kansas City United States · 260 km · best in Sep · 2,456 h sun/yr
- Omaha United States · 317 km · best in Jul · 2,482 h sun/yr
- Tulsa United States · 328 km · best in Sep · 2,549 h sun/yr
- Oklahoma City United States · 378 km · best in Sep · 2,776 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Manhattan United States · 93 km · 2,593 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Hays United States · 141 km · 2,966 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Dodge City United States · 232 km · 3,013 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Kearney United States · 244 km · 2,850 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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