Sunshine Atlas

Dauphin weather by month & the best time to visit

Canada · small town · continental climate

Dauphin, Canada
Dauphin — photo by Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Dauphin is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with August and September close behind. Dauphin averages about 2,485 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 60 mm of rain in July.

When is the best time to visit Dauphin?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Dauphin is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 19 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Dauphin?

Dauphin gets a moderate 2,485 hours of sunshine a year. 82 Sunshine Score points separate July (82) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #13 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 43% of the annual 520 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 0April: 15May: 60June: 76July: 8282August: 82September: 78October: 7November: 0December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 -11° / 12°F-20° / -4°F 19 mm1
February0 -9° / 16°F-19° / -2°F 16 mm1
March0 0° / 32°F-10° / 14°F 32 mm3
April15 10° / 50°F-1° / 30°F 32 mm4
May60 17° / 63°F6° / 43°F 70 mm5
June76 23° / 73°F12° / 54°F 93 mm5
July82 27° / 81°F15° / 59°F 60 mm6
August82 26° / 79°F13° / 55°F 64 mm5
September78 19° / 66°F8° / 46°F 48 mm3
October7 9° / 48°F0° / 32°F 44 mm2
November0 0° / 32°F-8° / 18°F 23 mm1
December0 -9° / 16°F-16° / 3°F 19 mm0

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Dauphin: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Dauphin?

Dauphin is a small town in Canada at 303 m elevation with a continental climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Dauphin get a year?

Dauphin gets about 2,485 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.

When is the best time to visit Dauphin?

The sunniest time to visit Dauphin is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 82/100 (with August and September close behind). Expect daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F.

What is the least sunny month in Dauphin?

January is the least sunny month in Dauphin, scoring 0/100 with about 19 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Dauphin?

The typical midday UV index in Dauphin peaks around 6 (high) in July, easing to about 0 (low) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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