Watson Lake monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Watson Lake

Watson Lake average temperature chart (Celsius) Watson Lake average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Watson Lake (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -19.9 -12.2 -3.2 5.6 12.8 18.3 20.6 18.6 12.3 3.9 -10.7 -18.1
°F -3.8 10 26.2 42.1 55.1 65 69 65.5 54.1 39 12.8 -0.6

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.

Watson Lake monthly rainfall chart (mm) Watson Lake monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Watson Lake (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 31 23 18 15 37 54 61 46 45 34 27 29
inches 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.4 2.1 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.3 1 1.2
Rainy days 13 11 9 7 10 12 14 13 14 14 14 13

Average annual rainfall in Watson Lake: 350.333mm (137.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Watson Lake

Watson Lake average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Watson Lake
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.9 3.6 5 7.8 8.9 10 9.5 8.1 5 3.1 1.8 1.3

Day / night temperatures

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

Watson Lake average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Watson Lake average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Watson Lake (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -30.2 -25.1 -18.6 -7.2 0.3 5.8 8.4 6.5 1.7 -4.7 -20 -27.8
Max °C -19.7 -11.9 -2.9 6 13.2 18.7 20.9 18.9 12.6 4.1 -10.5 -17.9
Min °F -22.3 -13.2 -1.4 19.1 32.5 42.4 47 43.7 35 23.5 -3.9 -18
Max °F -12.8 -1.3 12.7 30.9 44.1 54 58.3 54.9 44.8 31.5 4.6 -9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Watson Lake average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Watson Lake average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Watson Lake in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.7 4.9 7.3 9.1 9.5 8.5 6.3 4.4 3.6
°F 37.9 37.7 37.8 38.7 40.9 45.1 48.3 49.2 47.3 43.4 39.9 38.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Watson Lake average winspeed by month (km/h) Watson Lake average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Watson Lake (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 4 5 8 10 11 11 10 9 9 9 5 4
mph 3 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 3 3

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.

Watson Lake relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Watson Lake
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
79% 77% 71% 63% 58% 58% 63% 67% 74% 78% 80% 76%

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Watson Lake weather stats

Watson Lake weather statistics
Hottest month: July 20.6°C 69.1°F
Driest month: April 15mm 0.6ins
Sunniest month: April 7.8hrs
Coldest month: January -19.9°C -3.8°F
Wettest month: July 61mm 2.4ins
Warmest sea: August 9.5°C 49.1°F
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