Whitecourt weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · small town · continental climate
The best time to visit Whitecourt is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with June and July close behind. Whitecourt averages about 2,294 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 52 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,294
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 525 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 9k
- Elevation
- 781 m
When is the best time to visit Whitecourt?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Whitecourt is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 26 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Whitecourt?
Whitecourt gets a moderate 2,294 hours of sunshine a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate August (83) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #36 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 46% of the annual 525 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -14° / 7°F | 26 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -13° / 9°F | 20 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -9° / 16°F | 28 mm | 2 |
| April | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 39 mm | 3 |
| May | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 65 mm | 4 |
| June | 76 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 86 mm | 5 |
| July | 76 | 24° / 75°F | 11° / 52°F | 91 mm | 5 |
| August | 83 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 52 mm | 5 |
| September | 64 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 41 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 28 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 29 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -13° / 9°F | 20 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Edmonton Canada · 172 km · best in Aug · 2,549 h sun/yr
- Grande Prairie Canada · 230 km · best in Aug · 2,366 h sun/yr
- Calgary Canada · 357 km · best in Jul · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Fort Saint John Canada · 391 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Fort McMurray Canada · 401 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Kelowna Canada · 526 km · best in Aug · 2,222 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Peace River Canada · 254 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bonnyville Canada · 328 km · 2,294 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lloydminster Canada · 387 km · 2,535 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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