Syracuse weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Syracuse is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with September and August close behind. Syracuse averages about 1,862 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 95 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,862
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 72/100
- Rain / year
- 1,109 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 663k
- Elevation
- 126 m
When is the best time to visit Syracuse?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Syracuse is May, then September and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 71 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Syracuse?
Syracuse gets a moderate 1,862 hours of sunshine a year. 72 Sunshine Score points separate May (72) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #458 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,109 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 | -1° / 30°F | -8° / 18°F | 71 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 69 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -4° / 25°F | 76 mm | 3 |
| April | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 91 mm | 4 |
| May | 72 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 95 mm | 6 |
| June | 70 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 108 mm | 7 |
| July | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 106 mm | 7 |
| August | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 101 mm | 6 |
| September | 72 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 97 mm | 5 |
| October | 45 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 119 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 0° / 32°F | 83 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -4° / 25°F | 93 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Rochester United States · 127 km · best in May · 1,838 h sun/yr
- Albany United States · 192 km · best in May · 2,041 h sun/yr
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton United States · 200 km · best in May · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Buffalo United States · 214 km · best in Aug · 1,831 h sun/yr
- Ottawa Canada · 248 km · best in Sep · 2,034 h sun/yr
- Allentown/Bethlehem United States · 279 km · best in May · 2,074 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ithaca United States · 75 km · 1,864 h sun/yr · best in May
- Watertown United States · 98 km · 1,866 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Binghamton United States · 101 km · 1,934 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Elmira/Corning United States · 124 km · 1,863 h sun/yr · best in May
- Ogdensburg United States · 182 km · 1,963 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Syracuse compares month by month: Syracuse vs Albany · Syracuse vs Rochester · Syracuse vs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton · all comparisons
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