White Plains weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit White Plains is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with September and July close behind. White Plains averages about 2,150 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 98 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,150
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 1,236 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 58k
- Elevation
- 121 m
When is the best time to visit White Plains?
For sunshine, the best time to visit White Plains is May, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 81 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is White Plains?
White Plains gets a moderate 2,150 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate May (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #343 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,236 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 | -6° / 21°F | 81 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 81 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -2° / 28°F | 100 mm | 3 |
| April | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 102 mm | 5 |
| May | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 98 mm | 6 |
| June | 70 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 117 mm | 7 |
| July | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 109 mm | 7 |
| August | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 114 mm | 6 |
| September | 72 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 105 mm | 5 |
| October | 52 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 122 mm | 3 |
| November | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 2° / 36°F | 91 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -3° / 27°F | 116 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- New York United States · 48 km · best in Sep · 2,252 h sun/yr
- Islip United States · 59 km · best in Jul · 2,252 h sun/yr
- New Haven United States · 72 km · best in May · 2,191 h sun/yr
- Trenton United States · 128 km · best in May · 2,166 h sun/yr
- Hartford United States · 129 km · best in May · 2,192 h sun/yr
- Allentown/Bethlehem United States · 153 km · best in May · 2,074 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Teterboro United States · 38 km · 2,167 h sun/yr · best in May
- Newburgh United States · 59 km · 2,022 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
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