Silver City weather by month & the best time to visit

🇺🇸 United States · small town · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Silver City is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with May and October close behind. Silver City averages about 3,744 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in April.

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Sun hours / year

3,744

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

290 mm

Snow / year

≈13 cm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

10k

Elevation

1,645 m

When is the best time to visit Silver City?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Silver City is April, then May and October. The dullest month is January (24/100, 21 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Silver City?

Silver City is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,744 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate April (99) from January (24), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 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 August, carries about 54% of the annual 290 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• El Paso United States · 191 km · best in Apr · 3,775 h sun/yr
• Ciudad Juárez Mexico · 197 km · best in Apr · 3,775 h sun/yr
• Tucson United States · 268 km · best in Apr · 3,726 h sun/yr
• Albuquerque United States · 303 km · best in May · 3,616 h sun/yr
• Mesa United States · 335 km · best in Apr · 3,778 h sun/yr
• Phoenix United States · 370 km · best in Apr · 3,833 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Las Cruces United States · 122 km · 3,673 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Show Low United States · 250 km · 3,694 h sun/yr · best in Jun