Medicine Hat weather by month & the best time to visit
Canada · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Medicine Hat is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with September and August close behind. Medicine Hat averages about 2,665 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 31 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Medicine Hat?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Medicine Hat is July, then September and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 20 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Medicine Hat?
Medicine Hat gets a lot of sun: around 2,665 hours a year. 89 Sunshine Score points separate July (89) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 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 May, carries about 41% of the annual 372 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -10° / 14°F | 20 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -10° / 14°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -5° / 23°F | 19 mm | 3 |
| April | 37 | 13° / 55°F | 0° / 32°F | 32 mm | 4 |
| May | 78 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 50 mm | 5 |
| June | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 72 mm | 6 |
| July | 89 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 31 mm | 7 |
| August | 87 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 39 mm | 6 |
| September | 89 | 21° / 70°F | 8° / 46°F | 32 mm | 4 |
| October | 30 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 25 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -4° / 25°F | 19 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 17 mm | 0 |
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Medicine Hat: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Medicine Hat?
Medicine Hat is a small town in Canada at 716 m elevation with a hot-summer continental climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Medicine Hat get a year?
Medicine Hat gets about 2,665 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Medicine Hat?
The sunniest time to visit Medicine Hat is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 89/100 (with September and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F.
What is the least sunny month in Medicine Hat?
January is the least sunny month in Medicine Hat, scoring 0/100 with about 20 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Medicine Hat?
The typical midday UV index in Medicine Hat peaks around 7 (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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