Yuma weather by month & the best time to visit

🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Yuma is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with April and October close behind. Yuma averages about 3,904 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in March.

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Sun hours / year

3,904

Sunniest month

March

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

100 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

96k

Elevation

56 m

When is the best time to visit Yuma?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Yuma is March, then April and October. The dullest month is July (0/100, 13 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Yuma?

Yuma is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,904 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate March (99) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. Yuma is the sunniest of the 580 destinations tracked in United States. The year's 100 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Mexicali Mexico · 59 km · best in Mar · 3,841 h sun/yr
• Palm Springs United States · 220 km · best in Apr · 3,777 h sun/yr
• Tijuana Mexico · 221 km · best in May · 3,734 h sun/yr
• San Diego United States · 242 km · best in Jul · 2,854 h sun/yr
• Phoenix United States · 258 km · best in Apr · 3,833 h sun/yr
• Mesa United States · 285 km · best in Apr · 3,778 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Imperial United States · 93 km · 3,841 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Puerto Peñasco Mexico · 190 km · 3,864 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Lake Havasu City United States · 215 km · 3,866 h sun/yr · best in Apr