Powell River weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Powell River is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with August and June close behind. Powell River averages about 1,812 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 52 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,812
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,682 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 117 m
When is the best time to visit Powell River?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Powell River is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 239 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Powell River?
Powell River gets a moderate 1,812 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate July (80) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #191 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 43% of the annual 1,682 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 239 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 0° / 32°F | 127 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 2° / 36°F | 180 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 5° / 41°F | 108 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| May | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 72 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 76 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 71 mm | 6 | 15° / 59°F |
| July | 80 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 52 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 78 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 59 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 102 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 26 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 187 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 3° / 37°F | 261 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 224 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
Sea temperature in Powell River by month
The sea off Powell River is warmest in August at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in January at 7°C / 45°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Nanaimo Canada · 98 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Vancouver Canada · 119 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr
- Victoria (British Columbia) Canada · 153 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
- Abbotsford Canada · 179 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Bellingham United States · 183 km · best in Jul · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Seattle United States · 310 km · best in Jul · 1,896 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Comox Canada · 31 km · 1,812 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Qualicum Beach Canada · 56 km · 1,809 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Campbell River Canada · 57 km · 1,813 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Tofino Canada · 125 km · 1,808 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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