Sunshine Atlas

Hughes weather by month & the best time to visit

United States · small town · subarctic climate

Hughes, United States
Hughes — photo by Alaska DOT&PF, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Hughes is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with June close behind. Hughes averages about 2,088 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 88 mm of rain in July.

When is the best time to visit Hughes?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hughes is July, then June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 29 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Hughes?

Hughes gets a moderate 2,088 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate July (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #367 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 41% of the annual 632 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 0April: 0May: 21June: 72July: 7575August: 49September: 6October: 0November: 0December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 -20° / -4°F-26° / -15°F 29 mm0
February0 -15° / 5°F-23° / -9°F 40 mm0
March0 -11° / 12°F-21° / -6°F 25 mm1
April0 -1° / 30°F-10° / 14°F 34 mm2
May21 11° / 52°F2° / 36°F 42 mm3
June72 19° / 66°F10° / 50°F 66 mm3
July75 20° / 68°F11° / 52°F 88 mm3
August49 16° / 61°F8° / 46°F 97 mm2
September6 9° / 48°F2° / 36°F 71 mm1
October0 -2° / 28°F-8° / 18°F 55 mm0
November0 -14° / 7°F-20° / -4°F 43 mm0
December0 -17° / 1°F-23° / -9°F 42 mm0

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Hughes: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Hughes?

Hughes is a small town in United States with a subarctic climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Hughes get a year?

Hughes gets about 2,088 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.

When is the best time to visit Hughes?

The sunniest time to visit Hughes is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 75/100 (with June close behind). Expect daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F.

What is the least sunny month in Hughes?

January is the least sunny month in Hughes, scoring 0/100 with about 29 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Hughes?

The typical midday UV index in Hughes peaks around 3 (moderate) in May, easing to about 0 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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