State College weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit State College is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with May and August close behind. State College averages about 2,007 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 96 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,007
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 1,063 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 42k
- Elevation
- 372 m
When is the best time to visit State College?
For sunshine, the best time to visit State College is September, then May and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 70 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is State College?
State College gets a moderate 2,007 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate September (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #404 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,063 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 | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 70 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -7° / 19°F | 64 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -3° / 27°F | 76 mm | 3 |
| April | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 2° / 36°F | 87 mm | 5 |
| May | 72 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 103 mm | 6 |
| June | 71 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 107 mm | 7 |
| July | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 108 mm | 7 |
| August | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 99 mm | 6 |
| September | 73 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 96 mm | 5 |
| October | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 95 mm | 3 |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 0° / 32°F | 73 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -4° / 25°F | 85 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Harrisburg United States · 117 km · best in May · 2,080 h sun/yr
- Latrobe United States · 146 km · best in Aug · 1,896 h sun/yr
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton United States · 186 km · best in May · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Allentown/Bethlehem United States · 204 km · best in May · 2,074 h sun/yr
- Pittsburgh United States · 205 km · best in Aug · 1,929 h sun/yr
- Baltimore United States · 212 km · best in Oct · 2,241 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Altoona United States · 73 km · 1,899 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Williamsport United States · 89 km · 1,944 h sun/yr · best in May
- Dubois United States · 95 km · 1,825 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Johnstown United States · 102 km · 1,899 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bradford United States · 125 km · 1,826 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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