Thompson weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Thompson is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with July and June close behind. Thompson averages about 2,209 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 95 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,209
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 647 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 221 m
When is the best time to visit Thompson?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Thompson is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 25 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Thompson?
Thompson gets a moderate 2,209 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate August (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #63 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 July, carries about 45% of the annual 647 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -20° / -4°F | -29° / -20°F | 25 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -18° / 0°F | -28° / -18°F | 17 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -19° / -2°F | 36 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -9° / 16°F | 38 mm | 3 |
| May | 27 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 56 mm | 4 |
| June | 70 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 84 mm | 5 |
| July | 71 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 115 mm | 5 |
| August | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 95 mm | 4 |
| September | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 4° / 39°F | 69 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -4° / 25°F | 56 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -17° / 1°F | 34 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -19° / -2°F | -26° / -15°F | 22 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Winnipeg Canada · 656 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Saskatoon Canada · 704 km · best in Aug · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Sioux Lookout Canada · 747 km · best in Aug · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Regina Canada · 749 km · best in Sep · 2,633 h sun/yr
- Fort McMurray Canada · 830 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Minot United States · 870 km · best in Sep · 2,684 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- South Indian Lake Canada · 128 km · 2,210 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Cross Lake Canada · 133 km · 2,146 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Ilford Canada · 143 km · 2,280 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Oxford House Canada · 190 km · 2,146 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Norway House Canada · 205 km · 2,150 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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