Waco weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · regional city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Waco is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with April and March close behind. Waco averages about 2,671 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 53 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,671
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 839 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 167k
- Elevation
- 154 m
When is the best time to visit Waco?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Waco is November, then April and March. The dullest month is August (42/100, 60 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Waco?
Waco gets a lot of sun: around 2,671 hours a year. November (85/100) is noticeably better than August (42). It ranks #153 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 839 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 | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 2° / 36°F | 56 mm | 3 |
| February | 64 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 52 mm | 4 |
| March | 81 | 22° / 72°F | 9° / 48°F | 77 mm | 6 |
| April | 82 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 71 mm | 7 |
| May | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 107 mm | 8 |
| June | 63 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 90 mm | 9 |
| July | 51 | 36° / 97°F | 24° / 75°F | 52 mm | 10 |
| August | 42 | 37° / 99°F | 24° / 75°F | 60 mm | 9 |
| September | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 78 mm | 8 |
| October | 77 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 98 mm | 6 |
| November | 85 | 21° / 70°F | 8° / 46°F | 53 mm | 4 |
| December | 58 | 16° / 61°F | 3° / 37°F | 45 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Killeen United States · 83 km · best in Nov · 2,671 h sun/yr
- Dallas-Fort Worth United States · 144 km · best in Sep · 2,734 h sun/yr
- Austin United States · 163 km · best in Nov · 2,614 h sun/yr
- Houston United States · 255 km · best in Mar · 2,407 h sun/yr
- San Antonio United States · 260 km · best in Feb · 2,599 h sun/yr
- Shreveport United States · 334 km · best in Sep · 2,443 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- College Station United States · 141 km · 2,550 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Mineral Wells United States · 152 km · 2,891 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Tyler United States · 191 km · 2,530 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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