Grande Prairie vs Yellowknife: which is sunnier?
🇨🇦 Canada vs 🇨🇦 Canada · 849 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 Yellowknife's 2,150. Grande Prairie has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Yellowknife in 1 (6 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 | Yellowknife | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,366 | 2,150 |
| Sunniest month | August (81/100) | July (80/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 78/100 | 72/100 |
| Rain / year | 630 mm | 411 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 4 (moderate) |
Grande Prairie vs Yellowknife month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Prairie | Yellowknife | Grande Prairie | Yellowknife | Grande Prairie | Yellowknife | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -6° | -26° | 42 | 21 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -4° | -22° | 28 | 14 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 1° | -14° | 39 | 20 |
| April | 7 | 0 | 9° | -2° | 38 | 19 |
| May | 54 | 14 | 16° | 10° | 60 | 44 |
| June | 77 | 68 | 20° | 18° | 88 | 55 |
| July | 75 | 80 | 23° | 21° | 96 | 62 |
| August | 81 | 68 | 22° | 18° | 62 | 56 |
| September | 56 | 14 | 16° | 10° | 51 | 47 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 8° | -2° | 47 | 29 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -1° | -17° | 46 | 25 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -6° | -24° | 33 | 19 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Grande Prairie · May Grande Prairie · Jun Grande Prairie · Jul Yellowknife · 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, Yellowknife 0/100. Grande Prairie is the warmer, around -4°C daytime highs vs -22°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Grande Prairie (average score 20/100 vs 5). Grande Prairie is the warmer, around 9°C daytime highs vs -2°C.
- June–August: Grande Prairie (average score 78/100 vs 72). Grande Prairie is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 19°C.
- September–October: Grande Prairie (average score 28/100 vs 7). Grande Prairie is the warmer, around 12°C daytime highs vs 4°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Grande Prairie weather by month · Yellowknife weather by month · Best time to visit Canada.
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