Sault Ste Marie weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · small town · continental climate
The best time to visit Sault Ste Marie is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with August and June close behind. Sault Ste Marie averages about 1,853 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 79 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,853
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 917 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 72k
- Elevation
- 186 m
When is the best time to visit Sault Ste Marie?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sault Ste Marie is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sault Ste Marie?
Sault Ste Marie gets a moderate 1,853 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate July (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #187 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 917 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 | -5° / 23°F | -12° / 10°F | 53 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -12° / 10°F | 45 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 49 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -1° / 30°F | 74 mm | 4 |
| May | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 76 mm | 5 |
| June | 68 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 86 mm | 6 |
| July | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 79 mm | 7 |
| August | 74 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 83 mm | 6 |
| September | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 98 mm | 4 |
| October | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 120 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 84 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 70 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Traverse City United States · 211 km · best in Jul · 1,987 h sun/yr
- Green Bay United States · 359 km · best in Jul · 2,244 h sun/yr
- Flint United States · 395 km · best in Sep · 2,076 h sun/yr
- Appleton United States · 399 km · best in Jul · 2,243 h sun/yr
- Grand Rapids United States · 409 km · best in Jul · 2,024 h sun/yr
- Lansing United States · 412 km · best in Sep · 2,078 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sault Ste Marie (MI) United States · 27 km · 1,852 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pellston United States · 104 km · 1,932 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Alpena United States · 173 km · 1,949 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Escanaba United States · 216 km · 2,066 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Marquette United States · 222 km · 1,842 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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