Goose Bay weather by month & the best time to visit
Canada · small town · subarctic climate
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The best time to visit Goose Bay is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with August close behind. Goose Bay averages about 1,776 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 127 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Goose Bay?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Goose Bay is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 76 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Goose Bay?
Goose Bay isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,776 hours of sunshine a year. 66 Sunshine Score points separate July (66) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #206 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 1,122 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -24° / -11°F | 76 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -23° / -9°F | 65 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -17° / 1°F | 69 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 79 mm | 3 |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 0° / 32°F | 89 mm | 4 |
| June | 46 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 112 mm | 4 |
| July | 66 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 127 mm | 4 |
| August | 61 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 125 mm | 4 |
| September | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 97 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 0° / 32°F | 102 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -10° / 14°F | 100 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -18° / 0°F | 81 mm | 0 |
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Goose Bay: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Goose Bay?
Goose Bay is a small town in Canada with a subarctic climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Goose Bay get a year?
Goose Bay gets about 1,776 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Goose Bay?
The sunniest time to visit Goose Bay is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 66/100 (with August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F.
What is the least sunny month in Goose Bay?
January is the least sunny month in Goose Bay, scoring 0/100 with about 76 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Goose Bay?
The typical midday UV index in Goose Bay peaks around 4 (moderate) in May, 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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