Muskrat Dam weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Muskrat Dam is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with July and June close behind. Muskrat Dam averages about 2,163 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 90 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,163
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 680 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Elevation
- 275 m
When is the best time to visit Muskrat Dam?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Muskrat Dam is August, then July and June. 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 Muskrat Dam?
Muskrat Dam gets a moderate 2,163 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate August (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #79 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 42% of the annual 680 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -18° / 0°F | -27° / -17°F | 24 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -16° / 3°F | -25° / -13°F | 18 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -17° / 1°F | 34 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 37 mm | 4 |
| May | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 69 mm | 4 |
| June | 68 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 96 mm | 5 |
| July | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 102 mm | 5 |
| August | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 90 mm | 4 |
| September | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 85 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -2° / 28°F | 61 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -12° / 10°F | 37 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -15° / 5°F | -23° / -9°F | 27 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sioux Lookout Canada · 370 km · best in Aug · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Winnipeg Canada · 545 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Thunder Bay Canada · 589 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
- Duluth United States · 734 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Fargo United States · 809 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
- Minot United States · 881 km · best in Sep · 2,684 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sachigo Lake Canada · 58 km · 2,166 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Round Lake Canada · 63 km · 2,103 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bearskin Lake Canada · 76 km · 2,164 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Keewaywin Canada · 87 km · 2,124 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sandy Lake Canada · 113 km · 2,163 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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