Abbotsford weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Abbotsford is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with August and June close behind. Abbotsford averages about 1,738 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,738
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 1,403 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈26 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 152k
- Elevation
- 54 m
When is the best time to visit Abbotsford?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Abbotsford is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 207 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Abbotsford?
Abbotsford isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,738 hours of sunshine a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate July (83) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #213 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 44% of the annual 1,403 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 207 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 0° / 32°F | 114 mm | 1 |
| March | 10 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 157 mm | 2 |
| April | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 5° / 41°F | 97 mm | 3 |
| May | 63 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 71 mm | 5 |
| June | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 56 mm | 5 |
| July | 83 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 29 mm | 6 |
| August | 82 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 36 mm | 5 |
| September | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 77 mm | 3 |
| October | 31 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 153 mm | 2 |
| November | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 3° / 37°F | 222 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 184 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bellingham United States · 29 km · best in Jul · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Vancouver Canada · 63 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr
- Victoria (British Columbia) Canada · 89 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
- Nanaimo Canada · 110 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Seattle United States · 175 km · best in Jul · 1,896 h sun/yr
- Kelowna Canada · 239 km · best in Aug · 2,222 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Eastsound United States · 53 km · 2,004 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Blakely United States · 60 km · 2,004 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Anacortes United States · 63 km · 2,003 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Center United States · 69 km · 2,003 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Abbotsford compares month by month: Abbotsford vs Seattle · Abbotsford vs Vancouver · Abbotsford vs Victoria (British Columbia) · Abbotsford vs Kelowna · all comparisons
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