Best time to visit Lander

January is the best time to visit Lander for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

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 January comfort 78/100
The least cloud January 63 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 15 mm
Warmth April 31 °C
Cooler weather January 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 78 29 °C 5
2 February 77 29 °C 4
3 March 73 31 °C 5
4 December 72 29 °C 8
5 April 61 31 °C 11
6 November 59 29 °C 15
7 July 54 29 °C 23
8 June 53 29 °C 21
9 October 53 30 °C 17
10 August 52 29 °C 24
11 May 52 30 °C 19
12 September 50 30 °C 20

When to think twice

September scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 30 °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 28.5 °C 17 mm 63 %
February 29.3 °C 15 mm 64 %
March 30.6 °C 25 mm 69 %
April 30.9 °C 66 mm 81 %
May 30.3 °C 108 mm 84 %
June 29.0 °C 123 mm 82 %
July 28.8 °C 112 mm 78 %
August 29.3 °C 113 mm 76 %
September 30.2 °C 88 mm 76 %
October 30.4 °C 80 mm 78 %
November 29.4 °C 67 mm 77 %
December 28.5 °C 29 mm 69 %

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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