Hay River weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Hay River is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with June and August close behind. Hay River averages about 2,272 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 76 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,272
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 478 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 162 m
When is the best time to visit Hay River?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Hay River is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 24 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Hay River?
Hay River gets a moderate 2,272 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate July (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #45 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 44% of the annual 478 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -22° / -8°F | -30° / -22°F | 24 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -19° / -2°F | -27° / -17°F | 16 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -20° / -4°F | 23 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -6° / 21°F | 28 mm | 3 |
| May | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 51 mm | 4 |
| June | 74 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 63 mm | 4 |
| July | 78 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 76 mm | 4 |
| August | 72 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 71 mm | 3 |
| September | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 45 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -4° / 25°F | 31 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -20° / -4°F | 27 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -21° / -6°F | -27° / -17°F | 23 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Yellowknife Canada · 194 km · best in Jul · 2,150 h sun/yr
- Fort McMurray Canada · 534 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Fort Saint John Canada · 587 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Grande Prairie Canada · 655 km · best in Aug · 2,366 h sun/yr
- Edmonton Canada · 848 km · best in Aug · 2,549 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 1,043 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- High Level Canada · 259 km · 2,376 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Whatì Canada · 266 km · 2,282 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Fort Simpson Canada · 309 km · 2,328 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Lutselk'e Canada · 321 km · 2,121 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Fort Chipewyan Canada · 348 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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