Smithers weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Smithers is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with July close behind. Smithers averages about 1,766 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 70 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,766
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 849 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.7 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 523 m
When is the best time to visit Smithers?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Smithers is August, then July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 76 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Smithers?
Smithers isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,766 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate August (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #207 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 849 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 | -4° / 25°F | -11° / 12°F | 76 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -12° / 10°F | 48 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -8° / 18°F | 60 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -2° / 28°F | 51 mm | 3 |
| May | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 67 mm | 4 |
| June | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 80 mm | 5 |
| July | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 75 mm | 5 |
| August | 76 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 70 mm | 4 |
| September | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 6° / 43°F | 78 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 0° / 32°F | 95 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -7° / 19°F | 86 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -12° / 10°F | 63 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ketchikan United States · 294 km · best in Jul · 1,127 h sun/yr
- Fort Saint John Canada · 435 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Grande Prairie Canada · 530 km · best in Aug · 2,366 h sun/yr
- Juneau United States · 598 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
- Nanaimo Canada · 680 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Vancouver Canada · 683 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Burns Lake Canada · 94 km · 2,013 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Terrace Canada · 98 km · 1,257 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Prince Rupert Canada · 219 km · 1,341 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bella Coola Canada · 274 km · 1,445 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Anahim Lake Canada · 291 km · 2,214 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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