Cat Lake weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Cat Lake is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with July and June close behind. Cat Lake averages about 2,073 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 87 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,073
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 733 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Elevation
- 408 m
When is the best time to visit Cat Lake?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cat Lake is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 28 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cat Lake?
Cat Lake gets a moderate 2,073 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate August (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #114 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 733 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -15° / 5°F | -25° / -13°F | 28 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -23° / -9°F | 21 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -14° / 7°F | 35 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 39 mm | 4 |
| May | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 84 mm | 5 |
| June | 71 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 106 mm | 5 |
| July | 73 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 97 mm | 5 |
| August | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 87 mm | 5 |
| September | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 92 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 67 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -10° / 14°F | 43 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -20° / -4°F | 34 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sioux Lookout Canada · 179 km · best in Aug · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Thunder Bay Canada · 414 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
- Winnipeg Canada · 431 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Duluth United States · 544 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Fargo United States · 645 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
- Minneapolis United States · 768 km · best in Sep · 2,337 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- North Spirit Lake Canada · 115 km · 2,122 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Pickle Lake Canada · 116 km · 2,072 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Round Lake Canada · 140 km · 2,103 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Pikangikum Canada · 148 km · 2,075 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Red Lake Canada · 155 km · 2,073 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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