Savannah weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Savannah is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with April and March close behind. Savannah averages about 2,596 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 53 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,596
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 1,151 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 180k
- Elevation
- 12 m

When is the best time to visit Savannah?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Savannah is November, then April and March. The dullest month is January (48/100, 62 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Savannah?
Savannah gets a lot of sun: around 2,596 hours a year. November (84/100) is noticeably better than January (48). It ranks #172 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,151 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 | 48 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 62 mm | 3 |
| February | 60 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 75 mm | 4 |
| March | 79 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 82 mm | 6 |
| April | 80 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 76 mm | 7 |
| May | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 89 mm | 8 |
| June | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 149 mm | 8 |
| July | 63 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 131 mm | 8 |
| August | 67 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 160 mm | 8 |
| September | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 103 mm | 7 |
| October | 78 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 89 mm | 6 |
| November | 84 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 53 mm | 4 |
| December | 59 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 82 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Charleston United States · 139 km · best in Nov · 2,712 h sun/yr
- Augusta United States · 156 km · best in Oct · 2,571 h sun/yr
- Jacksonville United States · 188 km · best in Nov · 2,614 h sun/yr
- Columbia United States · 202 km · best in Apr · 2,571 h sun/yr
- Myrtle Beach United States · 273 km · best in Apr · 2,556 h sun/yr
- Gainesville United States · 290 km · best in Nov · 2,655 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hilton Head United States · 49 km · 2,712 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Brunswick United States · 100 km · 2,572 h sun/yr · best in Nov
Head-to-head
How Savannah compares month by month: Savannah vs Jacksonville · Savannah vs Charleston · Savannah vs Augusta · all comparisons
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