Sioux Lookout weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Sioux Lookout is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with July and June close behind. Sioux Lookout averages about 2,060 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 83 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,060
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 815 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 379 m
When is the best time to visit Sioux Lookout?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sioux Lookout is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 33 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sioux Lookout?
Sioux Lookout gets a moderate 2,060 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate August (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #117 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,024 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 40% of the annual 815 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -23° / -9°F | 33 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -21° / -6°F | 28 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -12° / 10°F | 40 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -3° / 27°F | 49 mm | 4 |
| May | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 101 mm | 5 |
| June | 69 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 117 mm | 6 |
| July | 71 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 109 mm | 6 |
| August | 76 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 83 mm | 5 |
| September | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 97 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 0° / 32°F | 74 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -9° / 16°F | 47 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -18° / 0°F | 37 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Thunder Bay Canada · 269 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
- Duluth United States · 364 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Winnipeg Canada · 382 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Fargo United States · 507 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
- Minneapolis United States · 590 km · best in Sep · 2,337 h sun/yr
- Green Bay United States · 688 km · best in Jul · 2,244 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Red Lake Canada · 170 km · 2,073 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cat Lake Canada · 179 km · 2,073 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Kenora Canada · 180 km · 2,173 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Pickle Lake Canada · 190 km · 2,072 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Fort Frances Canada · 197 km · 2,142 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Sioux Lookout compares month by month: Sioux Lookout vs Winnipeg · Sioux Lookout vs Thunder Bay · Sioux Lookout vs Duluth · all comparisons
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