Pickle Lake weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Pickle Lake is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with June and July close behind. Pickle Lake averages about 2,072 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 84 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,072
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 740 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Elevation
- 378 m
When is the best time to visit Pickle Lake?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pickle Lake is August, then June 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 Pickle Lake?
Pickle Lake gets a moderate 2,072 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate August (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #116 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 740 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 | -15° / 5°F | -25° / -13°F | 28 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -23° / -9°F | 21 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -15° / 5°F | 35 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 40 mm | 4 |
| May | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 88 mm | 5 |
| June | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 97 mm | 5 |
| July | 73 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 96 mm | 5 |
| August | 75 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 84 mm | 5 |
| September | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 98 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 70 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -10° / 14°F | 47 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -20° / -4°F | 36 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sioux Lookout Canada · 190 km · best in Aug · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Thunder Bay Canada · 348 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
- Winnipeg Canada · 523 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Duluth United States · 532 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Fargo United States · 695 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
- Minneapolis United States · 763 km · best in Sep · 2,337 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Cat Lake Canada · 116 km · 2,073 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Fort Hope Canada · 160 km · 2,144 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Wunnumin Lake Canada · 173 km · 2,117 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Kingfisher Lake Canada · 176 km · 2,158 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lansdowne House Canada · 177 km · 2,222 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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