Prince Rupert weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Prince Rupert is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is August (Score 44/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,341
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 44/100
- Rain / year
- 2,242 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈41 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 29 m
When is the best time to visit Prince Rupert?
Prince Rupert never gets truly sunny weather: August is as good as it gets at 44/100, and January is the low point (0/100). If sunshine is the point of the trip, the nearby alternatives below do better.
How sunny is Prince Rupert?
Prince Rupert isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,341 hours of sunshine a year. August (44/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #240 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 2,242 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 | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 251 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 1° / 34°F | 163 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 186 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| April | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 153 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 116 mm | 4 | 9° / 48°F |
| June | 38 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 117 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 42 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 124 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 44 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 160 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 34 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 211 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| October | 15 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 270 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 4° / 39°F | 255 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 236 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
Sea temperature in Prince Rupert by month
The sea off Prince Rupert is warmest in July at around 13°C / 55°F, and coolest in February 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
- Ketchikan United States · 144 km · best in Jul · 1,127 h sun/yr
- Juneau United States · 519 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
- Fort Saint John Canada · 651 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Nanaimo Canada · 737 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Grande Prairie Canada · 748 km · best in Aug · 2,366 h sun/yr
- Vancouver Canada · 755 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Masset Canada · 113 km · 1,285 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Terrace Canada · 123 km · 1,257 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sandspit Canada · 146 km · 1,474 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Smithers Canada · 219 km · 1,766 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Klawock United States · 221 km · 1,181 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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