Anahim Lake weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇦 Canada · alpine / mountain town · subarctic climate

The best time to visit Anahim Lake is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with July close behind. Anahim Lake averages about 2,214 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

2,214

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

83/100

Rain / year

598 mm

Snow / year

≈3.5 m

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

2k

Elevation

1,107 m

When is the best time to visit Anahim Lake?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Anahim Lake is August, then July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 49 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Anahim Lake?

Anahim Lake gets a moderate 2,214 hours of sunshine a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate August (83) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #61 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 598 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Nanaimo Canada · 391 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
• Vancouver Canada · 392 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr
• Abbotsford Canada · 434 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
• Victoria (British Columbia) Canada · 443 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
• Bellingham United States · 451 km · best in Jul · 2,005 h sun/yr
• Kelowna Canada · 497 km · best in Aug · 2,222 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Bella Coola Canada · 88 km · 1,445 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Bella Bella Canada · 196 km · 1,438 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Quesnel Canada · 199 km · 2,164 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Burns Lake Canada · 218 km · 2,013 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Williams Lake Canada · 223 km · 2,264 h sun/yr · best in Aug