Lansing vs Kalamazoo: which is sunnier?
🇺🇸 United States vs 🇺🇸 United States · 100 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Lansing and Kalamazoo are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,078 vs 2,022 hours a year. Kalamazoo has the higher Sunshine Score in 1 of 12 months; the other 11 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Lansing | Kalamazoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,078 | 2,022 |
| Sunniest month | September (78/100) | September (76/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 75/100 | 74/100 |
| Rain / year | 872 mm | 954 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Lansing vs Kalamazoo month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing | Kalamazoo | Lansing | Kalamazoo | Lansing | Kalamazoo | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -2° | -1° | 50 | 60 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0° | 1° | 52 | 55 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 6° | 7° | 52 | 59 |
| April | 38 | 37 | 14° | 14° | 85 | 85 |
| May | 72 | 70 | 20° | 21° | 104 | 110 |
| June | 75 | 73 | 25° | 26° | 88 | 94 |
| July | 76 | 75 | 27° | 29° | 80 | 87 |
| August | 75 | 73 | 27° | 28° | 85 | 97 |
| September | 78 | 76 | 23° | 24° | 72 | 80 |
| October | 43 | 48 | 15° | 16° | 89 | 99 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 8° | 8° | 61 | 68 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 1° | 2° | 54 | 60 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Kalamazoo · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Lansing averages 0/100, Kalamazoo 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (2°C vs 3°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Lansing averages 37/100, Kalamazoo 36/100. Daytime highs are similar (13°C vs 14°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Lansing averages 75/100, Kalamazoo 74/100. Kalamazoo is the warmer, around 28°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Lansing averages 61/100, Kalamazoo 62/100. Daytime highs are similar (19°C vs 20°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Lansing weather by month · Kalamazoo weather by month · Best time to visit United States.
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