Grande Prairie weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Grande Prairie is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with June and July close behind. Grande Prairie averages about 2,366 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 62 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,366
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 630 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 70k
- Elevation
- 667 m
When is the best time to visit Grande Prairie?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Grande Prairie is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 42 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie gets a moderate 2,366 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate August (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #19 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 630 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 | -6° / 21°F | -13° / 9°F | 42 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -13° / 9°F | 28 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -9° / 16°F | 39 mm | 2 |
| April | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 38 mm | 3 |
| May | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 60 mm | 4 |
| June | 77 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 88 mm | 5 |
| July | 75 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 96 mm | 5 |
| August | 81 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 62 mm | 4 |
| September | 56 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 51 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -1° / 30°F | 47 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -8° / 18°F | 46 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -13° / 9°F | 33 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Fort Saint John Canada · 165 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Edmonton Canada · 402 km · best in Aug · 2,549 h sun/yr
- Fort McMurray Canada · 505 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Calgary Canada · 556 km · best in Jul · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Kelowna Canada · 582 km · best in Aug · 2,222 h sun/yr
- Abbotsford Canada · 724 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Peace River Canada · 147 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Whitecourt Canada · 230 km · 2,294 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Prince George Canada · 283 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Quesnel Canada · 336 km · 2,164 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Williams Lake Canada · 393 km · 2,264 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Grande Prairie compares month by month: Grande Prairie vs Edmonton · Grande Prairie vs Fort McMurray · Grande Prairie vs Fort Saint John · Grande Prairie vs Yellowknife · all comparisons
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