Sandspit weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Sandspit is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 54/100), with August close behind. Sandspit averages about 1,474 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 82 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,474
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 54/100
- Rain / year
- 1,726 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 18°C / 64°F
- Population
- 296
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Sandspit?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sandspit is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 201 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sandspit?
Sandspit isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,474 hours of sunshine a year. 54 Sunshine Score points separate July (54) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #234 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 1,726 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 | 6° / 43°F | 4° / 39°F | 201 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 128 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 148 mm | 2 | 6° / 43°F |
| April | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 124 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 87 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| June | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 93 mm | 5 | 13° / 55°F |
| July | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 82 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 51 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 106 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| September | 35 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 148 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 15 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 204 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 208 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 4° / 39°F | 197 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
Sea temperature in Sandspit by month
The sea off Sandspit is warmest in August at around 18°C / 64°F, and coolest in February at 6°C / 43°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 · 234 km · best in Jul · 1,127 h sun/yr
- Juneau United States · 593 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
- Nanaimo Canada · 724 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Vancouver Canada · 751 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr
- Victoria (British Columbia) Canada · 779 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
- Fort Saint John Canada · 783 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Masset Canada · 88 km · 1,285 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Prince Rupert Canada · 146 km · 1,341 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Terrace Canada · 252 km · 1,257 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Klawock United States · 271 km · 1,181 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Bella Bella Canada · 273 km · 1,438 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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