Grande Prairie weather by month & the best time to visit
Canada · small town · continental climate
The best time to visit Grande Prairie is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with June and July close behind. Grande Prairie averages about 2,366 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 62 mm of rain in August.
When is the best time to visit Grande Prairie?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Grande Prairie is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 42 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie gets a moderate 2,366 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate August (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #19 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 630 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 | -6° / 21°F | -13° / 9°F | 42 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -13° / 9°F | 28 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -9° / 16°F | 39 mm | 2 |
| April | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 38 mm | 3 |
| May | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 60 mm | 4 |
| June | 77 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 88 mm | 5 |
| July | 75 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 96 mm | 5 |
| August | 81 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 62 mm | 4 |
| September | 56 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 51 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -1° / 30°F | 47 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -8° / 18°F | 46 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -13° / 9°F | 33 mm | 0 |
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Grande Prairie: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie is a small town in Canada at 667 m elevation with a continental climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Grande Prairie get a year?
Grande Prairie gets about 2,366 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around August.
When is the best time to visit Grande Prairie?
The sunniest time to visit Grande Prairie is August, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 81/100 (with June and July close behind). Expect daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F.
What is the least sunny month in Grande Prairie?
January is the least sunny month in Grande Prairie, scoring 0/100 with about 42 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Grande Prairie?
The typical midday UV index in Grande Prairie 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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