Alert Bay weather by month & the best time to visit
Canada · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Alert Bay is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with August close behind. Alert Bay averages about 1,513 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 73 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Alert Bay?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Alert Bay is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 166 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Alert Bay?
Alert Bay isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,513 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate July (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #229 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 1,388 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 166 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 102 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 3° / 37°F | 125 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 97 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| May | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 73 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| June | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 80 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 73 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| August | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 77 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| September | 51 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 102 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| October | 25 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 153 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 4° / 39°F | 185 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 155 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
Sea temperature in Alert Bay by month
The sea off Alert Bay is warmest in August at around 15°C / 59°F, and coolest in January at 7°C / 45°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Alert Bay: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Alert Bay?
Alert Bay is a seaside town in Canada with a oceanic / maritime climate — the sea reaches 15°C at its warmest.
How many hours of sunshine does Alert Bay get a year?
Alert Bay gets about 1,513 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Alert Bay?
The sunniest time to visit Alert Bay is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 74/100 (with August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F.
What is the least sunny month in Alert Bay?
January is the least sunny month in Alert Bay, scoring 0/100 with about 166 mm of rain.
What is the sea temperature in Alert Bay?
The sea in Alert Bay ranges from about 7°C (January) to 15°C (August). Month-by-month sea temperatures are on this page.
How strong is the sun in Alert Bay?
The typical midday UV index in Alert Bay peaks around 5 (moderate) in June, easing to about 0 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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