Sunshine Atlas

Abilene weather by month & the best time to visit

United States · regional city · humid subtropical climate

Abilene, United States
Abilene — photo by Flofor15, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Abilene is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with April and October close behind. Abilene averages about 3,007 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in March.

When is the best time to visit Abilene?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Abilene is March, then April and October. The dullest month is January (38/100, 32 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Abilene?

Abilene is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,007 hours of sunshine a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate March (86) from January (38), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #87 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 723 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 38February: 52March: 8686April: 86May: 79June: 73July: 60August: 60September: 82October: 83November: 82December: 38JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January38 13° / 55°F0° / 32°F 32 mm3
February52 15° / 59°F1° / 34°F 39 mm5
March86 21° / 70°F6° / 43°F 58 mm6
April86 26° / 79°F11° / 52°F 58 mm8
May79 30° / 86°F16° / 61°F 99 mm9
June73 33° / 91°F21° / 70°F 85 mm10
July60 35° / 95°F23° / 73°F 61 mm10
August60 35° / 95°F23° / 73°F 63 mm9
September82 31° / 88°F19° / 66°F 80 mm8
October83 25° / 77°F12° / 54°F 75 mm6
November82 19° / 66°F5° / 41°F 42 mm4
December38 13° / 55°F0° / 32°F 31 mm3

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Abilene: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Abilene?

Abilene is a regional city in United States at 544 m elevation with a humid subtropical climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Abilene get a year?

Abilene gets about 3,007 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around March.

When is the best time to visit Abilene?

The sunniest time to visit Abilene is March, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 86/100 (with April and October close behind). Expect daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F.

What is the least sunny month in Abilene?

January is the least sunny month in Abilene, scoring 38/100 with about 32 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Abilene?

The typical midday UV index in Abilene peaks around 10 (very high) in June, easing to about 3 (moderate) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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