Island Lake weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Island Lake is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with August and July close behind. Island Lake averages about 2,155 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 93 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,155
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 680 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Elevation
- 232 m
When is the best time to visit Island Lake?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Island Lake is June, then August and July. 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 Island Lake?
Island Lake gets a moderate 2,155 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate June (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #87 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 43% of the annual 680 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -19° / -2°F | -27° / -17°F | 28 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -16° / 3°F | -25° / -13°F | 19 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -17° / 1°F | 36 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 37 mm | 3 |
| May | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 65 mm | 4 |
| June | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 93 mm | 5 |
| July | 73 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 100 mm | 5 |
| August | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 96 mm | 4 |
| September | 39 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 76 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -2° / 28°F | 64 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -13° / 9°F | 38 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -16° / 3°F | -23° / -9°F | 28 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sioux Lookout Canada · 457 km · best in Aug · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Winnipeg Canada · 473 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Thunder Bay Canada · 714 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
- Minot United States · 775 km · best in Sep · 2,684 h sun/yr
- Regina Canada · 781 km · best in Sep · 2,633 h sun/yr
- Fargo United States · 786 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- St. Theresa Point Canada · 13 km · 2,155 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Gods Lake Narrows Canada · 79 km · 2,145 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Red Sucker Lake Canada · 79 km · 2,177 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Gods River Canada · 115 km · 2,146 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sandy Lake Canada · 124 km · 2,163 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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