Hay River monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Hay River

Hay River average temperature chart (Celsius) Hay River average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Hay River (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -20.1 -15.8 -9.2 2.4 11.7 18.2 21.1 19.4 12.6 4.6 -8.6 -16.7
°F -4.2 3.6 15.4 36.3 53.1 64.7 70 67 54.7 40.2 16.5 2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Hay River monthly rainfall chart (mm) Hay River monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Hay River (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 20 18 17 16 23 35 48 45 39 31 34 21
inches 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.3 0.8
Rainy days 12 9 9 6 8 9 9 10 10 11 14 12

Average annual rainfall in Hay River: 291.6mm (114.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Hay River

Hay River average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Hay River
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 2.4 4.7 6.6 9.3 11.2 6.2 12.4 9.7 5.8 3.7 2.1 1.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Hay River average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Hay River average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Hay River (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -29.7 -27.5 -22.1 -9.3 0.8 7 10.5 8.9 3.2 -3.2 -17 -26
Max °C -19.9 -15.5 -8.9 2.7 12 18.5 21.4 19.7 12.9 4.8 -8.4 -16.5
Min °F -21.5 -17.5 -7.8 15.3 33.4 44.5 50.8 48 37.7 26.3 1.4 -14.7
Max °F -12.6 -6.7 4.1 26.1 43.5 54.9 60.6 57.7 46.4 33.4 9.1 -6.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Hay River average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Hay River average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Hay River in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 1.4 1.3 1.5 2 3 4.9 6.9 8.4 7.4 4.9 2.6 1.6
°F 34.5 34.4 34.7 35.6 37.4 40.8 44.5 47.1 45.4 40.8 36.7 34.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Hay River average winspeed by month (km/h) Hay River average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Hay River (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 11 12 14 14 13 12 12 14 14 14 12
mph 7 7 7 9 9 8 7 7 9 9 9 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Hay River relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Hay River
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
71% 70% 69% 69% 66% 67% 70% 72% 74% 79% 80% 73%

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Hay River weather stats

Hay River weather statistics
Hottest month: July 21.1°C 70°F
Driest month: April 16mm 0.6ins
Sunniest month: July 12.4hrs
Coldest month: January -20.1°C -4.2°F
Wettest month: July 48mm 1.9ins
Warmest sea: August 8.4°C 47.1°F
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