Fort Wayne vs Kalamazoo: which is sunnier?
🇺🇸 United States vs 🇺🇸 United States · 142 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Fort Wayne is the sunnier overall: about 2,140 hours of sunshine a year to Kalamazoo's 2,022. Fort Wayne has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months; the other 8 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Fort Wayne | Kalamazoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,140 | 2,022 |
| Sunniest month | September (78/100) | September (76/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 3/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 73/100 | 74/100 |
| Rain / year | 967 mm | 954 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 7 (high) |
Fort Wayne vs Kalamazoo month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | Kalamazoo | Fort Wayne | Kalamazoo | Fort Wayne | Kalamazoo | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 0° | -1° | 59 | 60 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 2° | 1° | 55 | 55 |
| March | 7 | 0 | 9° | 7° | 70 | 59 |
| April | 50 | 37 | 16° | 14° | 90 | 85 |
| May | 70 | 70 | 22° | 21° | 114 | 110 |
| June | 72 | 73 | 26° | 26° | 103 | 94 |
| July | 74 | 75 | 29° | 29° | 95 | 87 |
| August | 74 | 73 | 28° | 28° | 95 | 97 |
| September | 78 | 76 | 25° | 24° | 75 | 80 |
| October | 58 | 48 | 17° | 16° | 76 | 99 |
| November | 13 | 0 | 10° | 8° | 71 | 68 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 3° | 2° | 64 | 60 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Fort Wayne · Apr Fort Wayne · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Fort Wayne · Nov Fort Wayne · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Fort Wayne (average score 3/100 vs 0). Daytime highs are similar (4°C vs 3°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Fort Wayne (average score 42/100 vs 36). Fort Wayne is the warmer, around 16°C daytime highs vs 14°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Fort Wayne averages 73/100, Kalamazoo 74/100. Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 28°C).
- September–October: Fort Wayne (average score 68/100 vs 62). Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 20°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Fort Wayne weather by month · Kalamazoo weather by month · Best time to visit United States.
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