West Lafayette weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit West Lafayette is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with August and May close behind. West Lafayette averages about 2,188 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 77 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,188
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 1,050 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 46k
- Elevation
- 181 m
When is the best time to visit West Lafayette?
For sunshine, the best time to visit West Lafayette is September, then August and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 64 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is West Lafayette?
West Lafayette gets a moderate 2,188 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate September (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #326 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,050 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° / 34°F | -8° / 18°F | 64 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 60 mm | 2 |
| March | 13 | 10° / 50°F | -1° / 30°F | 73 mm | 3 |
| April | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 100 mm | 5 |
| May | 71 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 111 mm | 6 |
| June | 69 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 124 mm | 7 |
| July | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 110 mm | 8 |
| August | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 101 mm | 7 |
| September | 77 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 77 mm | 6 |
| October | 63 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 86 mm | 3 |
| November | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 73 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -4° / 25°F | 71 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Indianapolis United States · 95 km · best in Sep · 2,168 h sun/yr
- South Bend United States · 153 km · best in Sep · 2,045 h sun/yr
- Fort Wayne United States · 160 km · best in Sep · 2,140 h sun/yr
- Bloomington/Normal United States · 167 km · best in Sep · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Chicago United States · 192 km · best in Sep · 2,095 h sun/yr
- Kalamazoo United States · 233 km · best in Sep · 2,022 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Savoy United States · 121 km · 2,242 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Gary United States · 140 km · 2,094 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Michigan City United States · 144 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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