Churchill weather by month & the best time to visit
Canada · seaside town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Churchill is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100). Churchill averages about 2,292 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 83 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,292
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 592 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 12°C / 54°F
- Elevation
- 17 m
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When is the best time to visit Churchill?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Churchill is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 21 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Churchill?
Churchill gets a moderate 2,292 hours of sunshine a year. 71 Sunshine Score points separate July (71) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #37 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 August, carries about 43% of the annual 592 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -23° / -9°F | -31° / -24°F | 21 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -21° / -6°F | -31° / -24°F | 17 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -23° / -9°F | 28 mm | 2 | -2° / 28°F |
| April | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -13° / 9°F | 37 mm | 3 | -2° / 28°F |
| May | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -4° / 25°F | 53 mm | 3 | -1° / 30°F |
| June | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 64 mm | 4 | 0° / 32°F |
| July | 71 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 83 mm | 4 | 4° / 39°F |
| August | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 101 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 3° / 37°F | 71 mm | 2 | 9° / 48°F |
| October | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -5° / 23°F | 64 mm | 1 | 4° / 39°F |
| November | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -20° / -4°F | 32 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| December | 0 | -20° / -4°F | -28° / -18°F | 21 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Churchill by month
The sea off Churchill is warmest in August at around 12°C / 54°F, and coolest in January at -2°C / 28°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
Nearby places for sunshine
- Sioux Lookout Canada · 969 km · best in Aug · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Winnipeg Canada · 1,003 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Fort McMurray Canada · 1,042 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Saskatoon Canada · 1,078 km · best in Aug · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Regina Canada · 1,146 km · best in Sep · 2,633 h sun/yr
- Yellowknife Canada · 1,181 km · best in Jul · 2,150 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tadoule Lake Canada · 257 km · 2,257 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Arviat Canada · 262 km · 2,341 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Gillam Canada · 268 km · 2,281 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Ilford Canada · 313 km · 2,280 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Shamattawa Canada · 341 km · 2,259 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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