Moncton weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Moncton is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with August and September close behind. Moncton averages about 1,904 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 79 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,904

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

75/100

Rain / year

1,014 mm

Snow / year

≈3.3 m

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

86k

Elevation

62 m

When is the best time to visit Moncton?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Moncton is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 72 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Moncton?

Moncton gets a moderate 1,904 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate July (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #174 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 1,014 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

• Charlottetown Canada · 121 km · best in Jul · 1,705 h sun/yr
• Fredericton Canada · 146 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
• Halifax Canada · 165 km · best in Jul · 1,928 h sun/yr
• Bangor United States · 355 km · best in Jul · 2,079 h sun/yr
• Sept-Îles Canada · 472 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr
• Quebec Canada · 520 km · best in Aug · 1,920 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Saint John Canada · 129 km · 1,943 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Bathurst (New Brunswick) Canada · 187 km · 1,887 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Bonaventure Canada · 226 km · 1,929 h sun/yr · best in Aug

Head-to-head

How Moncton compares month by month: Moncton vs Halifax · Moncton vs Fredericton · Moncton vs Charlottetown · Moncton vs Sept-Îles · all comparisons