Sheridan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Sheridan is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with August and September close behind. Sheridan averages about 2,830 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,830
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 496 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈87 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 1,215 m
When is the best time to visit Sheridan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sheridan is July, then August 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 Sheridan?
Sheridan gets a lot of sun: around 2,830 hours a year. 89 Sunshine Score points separate July (89) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #110 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 May, carries about 43% of the annual 496 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 19 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 23 mm | 2 |
| March | 15 | 10° / 50°F | -3° / 27°F | 34 mm | 4 |
| April | 43 | 14° / 57°F | 1° / 34°F | 54 mm | 5 |
| May | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 6° / 43°F | 96 mm | 6 |
| June | 84 | 26° / 79°F | 12° / 54°F | 62 mm | 8 |
| July | 89 | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 38 mm | 9 |
| August | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 35 mm | 7 |
| September | 87 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 45 mm | 6 |
| October | 51 | 15° / 59°F | 2° / 36°F | 47 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -3° / 27°F | 23 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -7° / 19°F | 20 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Billings United States · 168 km · best in Jul · 2,701 h sun/yr
- Rapid City United States · 322 km · best in Sep · 2,793 h sun/yr
- Jackson Hole United States · 326 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
- Bozeman United States · 345 km · best in Jul · 2,641 h sun/yr
- Idaho Falls United States · 429 km · best in Jul · 2,995 h sun/yr
- Great Falls United States · 453 km · best in Jul · 2,659 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Gillette United States · 123 km · 2,808 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cody United States · 164 km · 2,797 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Casper United States · 211 km · 3,022 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Riverton United States · 224 km · 3,100 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Glendive United States · 312 km · 2,753 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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