Brandon weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Brandon is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with July and August close behind. Brandon averages about 2,612 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 49 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,612
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 529 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 49k
- Elevation
- 408 m
When is the best time to visit Brandon?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Brandon is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 19 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Brandon?
Brandon gets a lot of sun: around 2,612 hours a year. 85 Sunshine Score points separate September (85) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #7 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,024 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 45% of the annual 529 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -20° / -4°F | 19 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -19° / -2°F | 15 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -10° / 14°F | 31 mm | 3 |
| April | 22 | 11° / 52°F | -2° / 28°F | 34 mm | 4 |
| May | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 5° / 41°F | 75 mm | 5 |
| June | 76 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 101 mm | 6 |
| July | 83 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 64 mm | 7 |
| August | 83 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 60 mm | 5 |
| September | 85 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 49 mm | 4 |
| October | 14 | 10° / 50°F | -1° / 30°F | 40 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 20 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -16° / 3°F | 21 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Winnipeg Canada · 194 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Minot United States · 208 km · best in Sep · 2,684 h sun/yr
- Regina Canada · 340 km · best in Sep · 2,633 h sun/yr
- Bismarck United States · 354 km · best in Sep · 2,676 h sun/yr
- Fargo United States · 405 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
- Saskatoon Canada · 534 km · best in Aug · 2,625 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Dauphin Canada · 133 km · 2,485 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Devils Lake United States · 214 km · 2,673 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Grand Forks United States · 298 km · 2,551 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Bloodvein River Canada · 309 km · 2,152 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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