Gander weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Gander is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 69/100), with July close behind. Gander averages about 1,590 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 103 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

1,590

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

69/100

Rain / year

1,201 mm

Snow / year

≈4.5 m

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

12k

Elevation

136 m

When is the best time to visit Gander?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Gander is August, then July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 97 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Gander?

Gander isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,590 hours of sunshine a year. 69 Sunshine Score points separate August (69) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #225 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 1,201 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

• St. John's Canada · 199 km · best in Aug · 1,457 h sun/yr
• Goose Bay Canada · 636 km · best in Jul · 1,776 h sun/yr
• Charlottetown Canada · 705 km · best in Jul · 1,705 h sun/yr
• Halifax Canada · 814 km · best in Jul · 1,928 h sun/yr
• Moncton Canada · 821 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
• Sept-Îles Canada · 855 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Deer Lake Canada · 208 km · 1,495 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Miquelon St. Pierre & Miquelon · 245 km · 1,543 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Saint-Pierre St. Pierre & Miquelon · 270 km · 1,580 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• St. Anthony Canada · 294 km · 1,475 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Stephenville Canada · 295 km · 1,457 h sun/yr · best in Aug