WeatherBug Study Finds October 8 Has the Most Pleasant U.S. Weather

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:07:00 +0200

For decades, popular culture has humorously labeled April 25 as the “perfect date,” popularized by a line in the movie Miss Congeniality suggesting that a light jacket is all one needs on that day. However, WeatherBug’s latest data analysis challenges this long-standing notion. After reviewing U.S. weather data from 2018 through 2026, the company determined that October 8 actually offers the most comfortable average conditions across the country. Their dataset, compiled from around 20 million daily WeatherBug users, indicates that October 8 typically brings an average temperature of about 66°F and minimal precipitation, just 0.0573 inches nationwide. By comparison, April 25 averages around 60°F and nearly twice the rainfall, approximately 0.1297 inches, ranking only 80th overall. Additional trends in the data reveal that July consistently features the year's highest temperatures, whereas January 20 is the coldest, with an average of 33°F. While regional variations mean no single day ca