Best time to visit Springfield

October is the best time to visit Springfield for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 9 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 89/100
The least cloud September 43 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 63 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January 6.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 89 20 °C 9
2 September 85 27 °C 8
3 May 82 24 °C 13
4 April 80 20 °C 11
5 June 72 29 °C 12
6 August 68 31 °C 9
7 July 64 31 °C 11
8 November 61 13 °C 8
9 March 61 14 °C 11
10 February 45 9.4 °C 7
11 December 40 7.7 °C 7
12 January 35 6.5 °C 7

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 7 wet days and highs near 6.5 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 6.5 °C 66 mm 57 %
February 9.4 °C 63 mm 60 %
March 14.5 °C 101 mm 58 %
April 19.6 °C 126 mm 56 %
May 24.0 °C 138 mm 58 %
June 28.8 °C 101 mm 52 %
July 31.3 °C 88 mm 46 %
August 30.8 °C 83 mm 46 %
September 26.5 °C 99 mm 43 %
October 20.3 °C 93 mm 45 %
November 13.2 °C 89 mm 52 %
December 7.7 °C 69 mm 58 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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