Barrie weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Barrie is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with August and September close behind. Barrie averages about 1,980 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 52 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,980

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

81/100

Rain / year

622 mm

Snow / year

≈2.5 m

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

182k

Elevation

288 m

When is the best time to visit Barrie?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Barrie is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 44 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Barrie?

Barrie gets a moderate 1,980 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate July (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #137 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 622 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

• Toronto Canada · 90 km · best in Aug · 1,957 h sun/yr
• Waterloo (Ontario) Canada · 132 km · best in Aug · 2,026 h sun/yr
• Buffalo United States · 184 km · best in Aug · 1,831 h sun/yr
• Rochester United States · 214 km · best in May · 1,838 h sun/yr
• Syracuse United States · 316 km · best in May · 1,862 h sun/yr
• Ottawa Canada · 320 km · best in Sep · 2,034 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Gravenhurst Canada · 58 km · 1,982 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Peterborough Canada · 99 km · 2,002 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Wiarton Canada · 126 km · 1,795 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Niagara-on-the-Lake Canada · 147 km · 1,955 h sun/yr · best in Aug