Traverse City weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Traverse City is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with August and June close behind. Traverse City averages about 1,987 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 69 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,987
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 889 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 187 m
When is the best time to visit Traverse City?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Traverse City is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 52 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Traverse City?
Traverse City gets a moderate 1,987 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate July (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #415 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 889 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 | -3° / 27°F | -9° / 16°F | 52 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 44 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -5° / 23°F | 55 mm | 3 |
| April | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 89 mm | 4 |
| May | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 7° / 45°F | 93 mm | 6 |
| June | 75 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 84 mm | 7 |
| July | 78 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 69 mm | 7 |
| August | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 79 mm | 6 |
| September | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 83 mm | 5 |
| October | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 107 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 0° / 32°F | 70 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -5° / 23°F | 64 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Green Bay United States · 204 km · best in Jul · 2,244 h sun/yr
- Grand Rapids United States · 207 km · best in Jul · 2,024 h sun/yr
- Lansing United States · 233 km · best in Sep · 2,078 h sun/yr
- Appleton United States · 239 km · best in Jul · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Flint United States · 246 km · best in Sep · 2,076 h sun/yr
- Milwaukee United States · 272 km · best in Sep · 1,950 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Manistee United States · 74 km · 1,916 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pellston United States · 111 km · 1,932 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Escanaba United States · 161 km · 2,066 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Alpena United States · 164 km · 1,949 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Freeland United States · 180 km · 2,076 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Traverse City compares month by month: Traverse City vs Grand Rapids · Traverse City vs Lansing · Traverse City vs Green Bay · all comparisons
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