Grande Prairie vs Fort McMurray: which is sunnier?
🇨🇦 Canada vs 🇨🇦 Canada · 505 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Grande Prairie is the sunnier overall: about 2,366 hours of sunshine a year to Fort McMurray's 2,171. Grande Prairie has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months; the other 8 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Grande Prairie | Fort McMurray | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,366 | 2,171 |
| Sunniest month | August (81/100) | August (78/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 78/100 | 76/100 |
| Rain / year | 630 mm | 606 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Grande Prairie vs Fort McMurray month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Prairie | Fort McMurray | Grande Prairie | Fort McMurray | Grande Prairie | Fort McMurray | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -6° | -12° | 42 | 29 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -4° | -10° | 28 | 24 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 1° | -4° | 39 | 35 |
| April | 7 | 0 | 9° | 7° | 38 | 44 |
| May | 54 | 54 | 16° | 16° | 60 | 59 |
| June | 77 | 73 | 20° | 21° | 88 | 98 |
| July | 75 | 76 | 23° | 23° | 96 | 86 |
| August | 81 | 78 | 22° | 21° | 62 | 71 |
| September | 56 | 47 | 16° | 15° | 51 | 57 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 8° | 6° | 47 | 43 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -1° | -4° | 46 | 31 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -6° | -11° | 33 | 29 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Grande Prairie · May even · Jun Grande Prairie · Jul even · Aug Grande Prairie · Sep Grande Prairie · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Grande Prairie averages 0/100, Fort McMurray 0/100. Grande Prairie is the warmer, around -4°C daytime highs vs -9°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Grande Prairie averages 20/100, Fort McMurray 18/100. Grande Prairie is the warmer, around 9°C daytime highs vs 6°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Grande Prairie averages 78/100, Fort McMurray 76/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 22°C).
- September–October: Grande Prairie (average score 28/100 vs 24). Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 11°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Grande Prairie weather by month · Fort McMurray weather by month · Best time to visit Canada.
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