Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

Miami boasts the most consistent and comfortable temperatures year-round, rarely falling outside the 18-26°C range
Conversely, Chicago experiences the most significant temperature extremes, with winter months dipping into discomfort zones
Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta frequently reach discomfort temperatures above 30°C during the summer
Cities like Boston, New York, and Philadelphia endure cold winters with temperatures often below 5°C
Los Angeles maintains generally mild and comfortable temperatures, though it can exceed 30°C in the summer.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	New York	Los Angeles	Chicago	Miami	Houston	Dallas	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Washington	Boston
Jan	4.0°C	19.2°C	-0.6°C	23.2°C	16.7°C	13.2°C	4.8°C	10.7°C	6.2°C	2.4°C
Feb	5.9°C	19.1°C	1.6°C	24.7°C	19.3°C	15.2°C	7.5°C	15.0°C	9.6°C	4.3°C
Mar	9.0°C	19.5°C	6.9°C	25.3°C	23.7°C	21.3°C	11.4°C	18.5°C	13.5°C	7.4°C
Apr	14.1°C	23.0°C	11.5°C	26.9°C	26.1°C	23.7°C	17.2°C	22.3°C	19.2°C	13.0°C
May	19.4°C	23.6°C	17.7°C	28.4°C	30.4°C	28.7°C	22.2°C	26.9°C	23.8°C	19.3°C
Jun	25.0°C	27.3°C	23.6°C	29.8°C	33.4°C	33.5°C	27.7°C	30.3°C	29.1°C	24.8°C
Jul	28.9°C	30.9°C	26.5°C	30.8°C	33.9°C	36.0°C	31.1°C	32.0°C	32.5°C	28.4°C
Aug	28.0°C	31.2°C	26.4°C	30.8°C	34.4°C	36.2°C	29.8°C	31.6°C	30.7°C	27.6°C
Sep	24.4°C	29.7°C	23.9°C	30.3°C	32.2°C	32.7°C	26.1°C	29.1°C	27.0°C	23.3°C
Oct	19.1°C	27.6°C	16.6°C	28.7°C	28.2°C	26.7°C	20.3°C	23.8°C	21.6°C	17.4°C
Nov	12.1°C	23.5°C	8.4°C	26.4°C	22.3°C	19.5°C	12.6°C	17.0°C	13.7°C	10.3°C
Dec	6.7°C	19.6°C	3.7°C	24.5°C	19.3°C	15.9°C	7.5°C	12.8°C	8.9°C	4.7°C
Average	22.5°C	15.2°C	13.9°C	25.2°C	26.7°C	24.5°C	27.5°C	16.4°C	18.2°C	19.7°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	New York	Los Angeles	Chicago	Miami	Houston	Dallas	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Washington	Boston
Jan	-1.4°C	10.4°C	-5.6°C	19.3°C	9.0°C	4.7°C	-1.6°C	2.9°C	-1.0°C	-4.2°C
Feb	-0.3°C	10.0°C	-4.3°C	21.5°C	11.3°C	6.3°C	0.2°C	6.8°C	1.4°C	-3.3°C
Mar	2.3°C	10.6°C	0.9°C	21.6°C	15.0°C	11.7°C	2.8°C	8.8°C	4.0°C	-0.5°C
Apr	7.6°C	13.1°C	5.2°C	23.5°C	17.3°C	14.1°C	8.2°C	11.8°C	9.0°C	4.9°C
May	12.7°C	14.5°C	11.0°C	25.1°C	21.9°C	19.6°C	13.1°C	17.0°C	13.8°C	10.2°C
Jun	18.4°C	17.4°C	16.9°C	26.6°C	24.9°C	24.0°C	18.3°C	20.8°C	18.5°C	15.5°C
Jul	22.6°C	20.3°C	20.3°C	27.7°C	25.7°C	26.3°C	22.3°C	23.0°C	22.1°C	19.3°C
Aug	22.1°C	21.1°C	20.3°C	27.8°C	26.4°C	27.0°C	21.7°C	22.7°C	21.3°C	18.9°C
Sep	18.5°C	19.9°C	17.5°C	27.2°C	24.2°C	23.5°C	18.1°C	20.2°C	18.0°C	15.3°C
Oct	13.0°C	17.3°C	10.5°C	25.6°C	19.6°C	17.1°C	12.6°C	14.7°C	12.4°C	10.2°C
Nov	5.7°C	13.5°C	2.9°C	23.3°C	14.3°C	10.7°C	5.1°C	8.4°C	5.3°C	3.0°C
Dec	1.5°C	10.7°C	-0.9°C	21.0°C	11.7°C	8.0°C	1.1°C	5.5°C	1.8°C	-1.4°C
Average	13.6°C	7.3°C	7.9°C	16.1°C	18.4°C	14.9°C	24.2°C	10.2°C	10.2°C	10.6°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Los Angeles consistently enjoys the highest sun hours throughout the year, peaking at 13.6 hours in July, while experiencing minimal precipitation, especially between April and October.
In contrast, Miami has lower sun exposure with a maximum of only 5.8 hours in May, and faces significantly higher precipitation levels, particularly during June and September when rainfall can exceed 7mm.
New York and Chicago demonstrate notable variability, exhibiting moderate sun hours and precipitation throughout the year, with New York generally experiencing a wetter climate in the winter months compared to Chicago’s slightly more stable conditions.
Dallas and Houston also show a relatively high sun exposure, yet they have more precipitation during certain months, especially in Houston during November, contrasting with the generally drier climate of Los Angeles.

Sunny Weather

Period	New York	Los Angeles	Chicago	Miami	Houston	Dallas	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Washington	Boston
Jan	3.7 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	3.4 hours/day
Feb	4.4 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	4.1 hours/day
Mar	4.6 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	3.9 hours/day
Apr	4.4 hours/day	10.1 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	4.0 hours/day
May	6.2 hours/day	10.9 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	6.1 hours/day
Jun	7.1 hours/day	13.4 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	6.4 hours/day
Jul	7.5 hours/day	13.7 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	7.2 hours/day
Aug	6.2 hours/day	12.1 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	6.3 hours/day
Sep	6.1 hours/day	10.9 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Oct	4.8 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	4.4 hours/day
Nov	5.1 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	4.9 hours/day
Dec	3.5 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Average	5.4 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.2 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	New York	Los Angeles	Chicago	Miami	Houston	Dallas	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Washington	Boston
Jan	3.4mm	2.4mm	2.9mm	1.8mm	4.4mm	2.3mm	3.0mm	4.4mm	3.5mm	4.0mm
Feb	4.7mm	2.9mm	3.3mm	2.0mm	2.7mm	3.8mm	5.1mm	4.7mm	5.6mm	4.5mm
Mar	4.1mm	3.1mm	3.9mm	1.2mm	2.7mm	3.4mm	4.2mm	4.9mm	3.5mm	4.4mm
Apr	4.0mm	0.4mm	4.7mm	2.1mm	3.8mm	5.2mm	4.1mm	3.7mm	3.6mm	4.4mm
May	3.2mm	0.2mm	5.1mm	4.4mm	5.7mm	6.1mm	3.5mm	3.1mm	3.7mm	2.4mm
Jun	3.3mm	0.0mm	4.7mm	7.2mm	4.7mm	3.1mm	3.4mm	4.0mm	3.7mm	3.2mm
Jul	4.6mm	0.0mm	3.8mm	5.2mm	4.2mm	1.8mm	4.3mm	4.2mm	5.2mm	3.6mm
Aug	3.8mm	0.3mm	3.0mm	5.7mm	5.8mm	3.1mm	3.9mm	5.2mm	4.7mm	2.7mm
Sep	3.8mm	0.1mm	3.1mm	7.3mm	5.1mm	3.0mm	3.6mm	4.9mm	4.2mm	3.9mm
Oct	3.6mm	0.1mm	4.2mm	5.3mm	3.4mm	4.9mm	3.3mm	2.8mm	3.1mm	4.0mm
Nov	3.2mm	0.6mm	2.5mm	4.0mm	4.4mm	2.5mm	3.1mm	4.6mm	3.0mm	4.0mm
Dec	4.8mm	2.4mm	2.3mm	2.1mm	3.5mm	3.1mm	4.4mm	4.4mm	3.9mm	5.2mm
Average	4.2mm	3.9mm	3.6mm	3.5mm	4.2mm	1.0mm	4.0mm	3.9mm	3.8mm	4.0mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	New York	Los Angeles	Chicago	Miami	Houston	Dallas	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Washington	Boston
Jan	24.2km/h	12.2km/h	23.2km/h	25.5km/h	18.1km/h	20.8km/h	18.5km/h	17.3km/h	17.1km/h	20.0km/h
Feb	22.7km/h	13.9km/h	23.0km/h	25.3km/h	18.8km/h	21.9km/h	18.2km/h	16.6km/h	17.0km/h	19.7km/h
Mar	25.4km/h	16.1km/h	24.2km/h	26.7km/h	20.2km/h	23.3km/h	20.3km/h	17.8km/h	18.5km/h	20.9km/h
Apr	23.9km/h	16.1km/h	23.4km/h	25.7km/h	21.1km/h	24.1km/h	19.7km/h	17.1km/h	17.9km/h	19.4km/h
May	21.0km/h	15.9km/h	20.4km/h	24.5km/h	19.7km/h	21.4km/h	16.9km/h	15.0km/h	15.4km/h	17.0km/h
Jun	20.3km/h	15.0km/h	19.3km/h	20.7km/h	18.1km/h	19.7km/h	16.8km/h	14.2km/h	14.6km/h	15.8km/h
Jul	18.5km/h	14.1km/h	17.3km/h	19.8km/h	16.8km/h	19.1km/h	14.5km/h	12.4km/h	12.3km/h	15.0km/h
Aug	19.1km/h	13.8km/h	17.9km/h	20.7km/h	17.1km/h	18.7km/h	14.5km/h	12.8km/h	12.0km/h	14.4km/h
Sep	20.3km/h	13.7km/h	19.7km/h	21.8km/h	16.0km/h	17.3km/h	15.0km/h	13.6km/h	12.9km/h	15.4km/h
Oct	21.8km/h	12.4km/h	22.9km/h	25.0km/h	17.3km/h	20.2km/h	16.1km/h	14.4km/h	14.4km/h	17.1km/h
Nov	23.8km/h	11.6km/h	23.9km/h	25.8km/h	16.8km/h	19.7km/h	17.5km/h	15.1km/h	15.8km/h	19.5km/h
Dec	23.1km/h	11.9km/h	23.4km/h	25.1km/h	17.7km/h	20.0km/h	17.0km/h	15.9km/h	15.0km/h	18.8km/h
Average	15.2km/h	17.8km/h	21.6km/h	20.5km/h	18.1km/h	13.9km/h	23.9km/h	22.0km/h	17.1km/h	15.2km/h

Humidity

Period	New York	Los Angeles	Chicago	Miami	Houston	Dallas	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Washington	Boston
Jan	65.9%	46.4%	79.1%	70.3%	65.6%	58.4%	66.5%	64.7%	67.4%	68.6%
Feb	69.0%	50.1%	77.5%	72.2%	72.8%	65.5%	67.6%	70.6%	68.0%	71.8%
Mar	66.1%	58.3%	70.3%	68.7%	69.7%	61.8%	63.1%	62.8%	62.7%	68.9%
Apr	65.8%	54.2%	69.4%	67.2%	69.4%	66.1%	62.0%	61.0%	63.7%	66.9%
May	68.1%	60.1%	71.4%	68.5%	70.3%	68.2%	66.2%	63.3%	70.0%	66.7%
Jun	66.8%	58.4%	70.0%	70.5%	67.3%	60.8%	63.1%	61.8%	64.6%	68.4%
Jul	67.6%	54.8%	71.6%	69.4%	68.6%	52.8%	63.3%	63.1%	65.4%	69.2%
Aug	65.2%	54.5%	68.5%	69.8%	65.5%	49.7%	62.4%	61.4%	65.7%	68.2%
Sep	66.1%	55.3%	65.6%	70.7%	66.5%	53.9%	64.6%	61.6%	67.3%	70.2%
Oct	65.9%	48.1%	64.7%	72.1%	63.4%	54.0%	64.0%	61.1%	65.5%	70.6%
Nov	62.2%	43.3%	67.7%	71.6%	67.6%	60.7%	60.6%	62.5%	62.9%	65.9%
Dec	69.9%	47.3%	72.6%	70.5%	67.8%	60.3%	68.5%	69.1%	68.3%	72.4%
Average	63.6%	69.0%	70.7%	59.4%	67.9%	52.6%	70.1%	66.6%	64.3%	66.0%

Daylight Hours #

Cities in the northern part of the U.S., such as Boston, New York, and Chicago, tend to have earlier sunrises and longer day lengths in June compared to those in the southern region like Miami and Houston. Notably, Boston experiences the earliest sunrise in June at 5:08 AM and the shortest day length in December at just 9:08 hours.
In contrast, cities like Miami have a comparatively shorter maximum day length of 13 hours and 43 minutes in June. Additionally, while Houston sees the latest sunset at 8:22 PM in June, Miami's latest sunset is slightly earlier at 8:13 PM in July, highlighting variations even among cities situated in the same latitude range.

Sunrise Time

Period	New York	Los Angeles	Chicago	Miami	Houston	Dallas	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Washington	Boston
Jan	7:16	6:58	7:14	7:08	7:17	7:29	7:19	7:41	7:23	7:09
Feb	6:49	6:37	6:46	6:55	7:01	7:10	6:53	7:22	6:59	6:40
Mar	6:44	6:41	6:39	7:07	7:08	7:14	6:49	7:25	6:56	6:33
Apr	6:17	6:22	6:10	6:58	6:55	6:57	6:22	7:07	6:31	6:03
May	5:39	5:52	5:31	6:35	6:28	6:28	5:46	6:37	5:56	5:23
Jun	5:26	5:43	5:16	6:29	6:21	6:19	5:33	6:27	5:44	5:08
Jul	5:40	5:55	5:31	6:40	6:32	6:31	5:46	6:39	5:56	5:23
Aug	6:07	6:16	6:00	6:54	6:50	6:52	6:13	7:01	6:23	5:53
Sep	6:37	6:37	6:31	7:07	7:07	7:11	6:42	7:22	6:50	6:25
Oct	7:08	7:00	7:05	7:20	7:25	7:32	7:13	7:44	7:19	6:59
Nov	6:52	6:35	6:49	6:47	6:55	7:07	6:55	7:19	7:00	6:44
Dec	7:12	6:52	7:11	7:00	7:10	7:22	7:15	7:35	7:19	7:06
Average	7:12	6:18	6:24	7:00	6:54	6:30	6:54	6:30	6:36	6:42

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	New York	Los Angeles	Chicago	Miami	Houston	Dallas	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Washington	Boston
Jan	16:55	17:09	16:46	17:53	17:46	17:45	17:02	17:53	17:12	16:39
Feb	17:31	17:38	17:24	18:14	18:10	18:13	17:37	18:22	17:46	17:17
Mar	18:43	18:41	18:37	19:09	19:09	19:15	18:47	19:25	18:55	18:31
Apr	19:36	19:26	19:32	19:45	19:49	19:58	19:40	20:09	19:46	19:27
May	20:07	19:49	20:05	20:00	20:08	20:20	20:10	20:32	20:14	20:00
Jun	20:28	20:06	20:26	20:13	20:23	20:36	20:30	20:49	20:34	20:22
Jul	20:23	20:04	20:22	20:13	20:22	20:34	20:26	20:47	20:31	20:17
Aug	19:52	19:39	19:49	19:55	20:01	20:10	19:55	20:22	20:01	19:43
Sep	19:04	18:59	18:59	19:25	19:26	19:32	19:08	19:43	19:16	18:53
Oct	18:14	18:18	18:08	18:53	18:50	18:53	18:20	19:03	18:28	18:01
Nov	16:47	16:59	16:39	17:41	17:35	17:35	16:53	17:44	17:04	16:32
Dec	16:31	16:47	16:22	17:34	17:26	17:25	16:38	17:32	16:49	16:14
Average	19:24	18:30	18:36	19:12	19:06	18:36	19:06	18:42	18:48	18:54

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	New York	Los Angeles	Chicago	Miami	Houston	Dallas	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Washington	Boston
Jan	9:38 hours	10:09 hours	9:32 hours	10:44 hours	10:29 hours	10:16 hours	9:43 hours	10:13 hours	9:49 hours	9:30 hours
Feb	10:31 hours	10:38 hours	10:24 hours	11:14 hours	11:10 hours	11:03 hours	10:37 hours	11:00 hours	10:46 hours	10:17 hours
Mar	11:43 hours	11:41 hours	11:37 hours	12:02 hours	12:01 hours	12:01 hours	11:47 hours	12:00 hours	11:55 hours	11:31 hours
Apr	12:36 hours	12:26 hours	12:32 hours	12:45 hours	12:49 hours	12:58 hours	12:40 hours	13:02 hours	12:46 hours	12:27 hours
May	13:07 hours	12:49 hours	13:05 hours	13:00 hours	13:08 hours	13:20 hours	13:10 hours	13:32 hours	13:14 hours	13:00 hours
Jun	13:28 hours	13:06 hours	13:26 hours	13:13 hours	13:23 hours	13:36 hours	13:30 hours	13:49 hours	13:34 hours	13:22 hours
Jul	13:23 hours	13:04 hours	13:22 hours	13:13 hours	13:22 hours	13:34 hours	13:26 hours	13:47 hours	13:31 hours	13:17 hours
Aug	12:52 hours	12:39 hours	12:49 hours	12:55 hours	13:01 hours	13:10 hours	12:55 hours	13:21 hours	13:01 hours	12:43 hours
Sep	12:04 hours	11:59 hours	11:59 hours	12:17 hours	12:19 hours	12:21 hours	12:08 hours	12:22 hours	12:16 hours	11:53 hours
Oct	11:06 hours	11:18 hours	11:03 hours	11:32 hours	11:25 hours	11:21 hours	11:07 hours	11:19 hours	11:09 hours	11:01 hours
Nov	9:47 hours	9:59 hours	9:39 hours	10:41 hours	10:35 hours	10:29 hours	9:53 hours	10:25 hours	10:04 hours	9:32 hours
Dec	9:19 hours	9:47 hours	9:11 hours	10:34 hours	10:16 hours	10:02 hours	9:23 hours	9:57 hours	9:29 hours	9:08 hours
Average	12:06 hours	11:30 hours	11:36 hours	12:00 hours	12:00 hours	11:36 hours	12:00 hours	11:36 hours	11:42 hours	11:48 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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