Fort Simpson weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Fort Simpson is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with July and August close behind. Fort Simpson averages about 2,328 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 80 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,328
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 531 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.7 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 168 m
When is the best time to visit Fort Simpson?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Fort Simpson is June, then July and August. 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 Fort Simpson?
Fort Simpson gets a moderate 2,328 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate June (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #27 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 July, carries about 46% of the annual 531 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -21° / -6°F | -28° / -18°F | 28 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -17° / 1°F | -25° / -13°F | 20 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -20° / -4°F | 24 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 30 mm | 3 |
| May | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 57 mm | 3 |
| June | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 80 mm | 4 |
| July | 76 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 88 mm | 4 |
| August | 72 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 74 mm | 3 |
| September | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 3° / 37°F | 44 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -6° / 21°F | 35 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -20° / -4°F | 27 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -19° / -2°F | -26° / -15°F | 24 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Yellowknife Canada · 362 km · best in Jul · 2,150 h sun/yr
- Fort Saint John Canada · 615 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Grande Prairie Canada · 744 km · best in Aug · 2,366 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 748 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Fort McMurray Canada · 803 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Juneau United States · 829 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Whatì Canada · 256 km · 2,282 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Hay River Canada · 309 km · 2,272 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Gamètì Canada · 329 km · 2,246 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Fort Nelson Canada · 334 km · 2,141 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Déline Canada · 399 km · 2,243 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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