Grande Prairie vs Fort Saint John: which is sunnier?
🇨🇦 Canada vs 🇨🇦 Canada · 165 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Grande Prairie and Fort Saint John are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,366 vs 2,300 hours a year. 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.
At a glance
| Grande Prairie | Fort Saint John | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,366 | 2,300 |
| Sunniest month | August (81/100) | August (83/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 78/100 | 77/100 |
| Rain / year | 630 mm | 637 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Grande Prairie vs Fort Saint John month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Prairie | Fort Saint John | Grande Prairie | Fort Saint John | Grande Prairie | Fort Saint John | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -6° | -8° | 42 | 47 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -4° | -7° | 28 | 29 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 1° | -3° | 39 | 49 |
| April | 7 | 0 | 9° | 7° | 38 | 38 |
| May | 54 | 48 | 16° | 15° | 60 | 55 |
| June | 77 | 70 | 20° | 19° | 88 | 88 |
| July | 75 | 77 | 23° | 22° | 96 | 83 |
| August | 81 | 83 | 22° | 21° | 62 | 53 |
| September | 56 | 49 | 16° | 15° | 51 | 48 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 8° | 7° | 47 | 52 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -1° | -3° | 46 | 53 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -6° | -9° | 33 | 42 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Grande Prairie · May Grande Prairie · Jun Grande Prairie · Jul even · Aug even · 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 Saint John 0/100. Grande Prairie is the warmer, around -4°C daytime highs vs -7°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Grande Prairie (average score 20/100 vs 16). 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 Saint John 77/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 21°C).
- September–October: Grande Prairie (average score 28/100 vs 25). Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 11°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Grande Prairie weather by month · Fort Saint John weather by month · Best time to visit Canada.
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