Sunshine Atlas

St Louis weather by month & the best time to visit

United States · major city break · humid subtropical climate

St Louis, United States
St Louis — photo by Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, NPS from St. Louis, MO, USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit St Louis is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with October and August close behind. St Louis averages about 2,316 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 83 mm of rain in September.

When is the best time to visit St Louis?

For sunshine, the best time to visit St Louis is September, then October and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 60 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is St Louis?

St Louis gets a moderate 2,316 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate September (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #269 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,088 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 31April: 71May: 69June: 73July: 74August: 75September: 7777October: 76November: 32December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 4° / 39°F-6° / 21°F 60 mm2
February0 6° / 43°F-5° / 23°F 62 mm2
March31 13° / 55°F1° / 34°F 93 mm4
April71 20° / 68°F7° / 45°F 118 mm6
May69 24° / 75°F13° / 55°F 128 mm7
June73 29° / 84°F18° / 64°F 105 mm8
July74 32° / 90°F20° / 68°F 101 mm8
August75 31° / 88°F19° / 66°F 96 mm7
September77 28° / 82°F15° / 59°F 83 mm6
October76 20° / 68°F7° / 45°F 91 mm4
November32 13° / 55°F1° / 34°F 82 mm2
December0 6° / 43°F-3° / 27°F 69 mm1

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St Louis: questions and answers

What kind of destination is St Louis?

St Louis is a major city break in United States with a humid subtropical climate.

How many hours of sunshine does St Louis get a year?

St Louis gets about 2,316 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around September.

When is the best time to visit St Louis?

The sunniest time to visit St Louis is September, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 77/100 (with October and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F.

What is the least sunny month in St Louis?

January is the least sunny month in St Louis, scoring 0/100 with about 60 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in St Louis?

The typical midday UV index in St Louis peaks around 8 (very high) in June, easing to about 1 (low) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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