Climate · Canada

Sonora Island

Warm and damp from June to September; chilly and wet from November to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years50.4°N10 m above the sea
  1. Jan42°6°29°-2°Rain on about four days a week.
  2. Feb45°7°30°-1°Rain on about four days a week.
  3. Mar49°9°31°-1°Rain on about four days a week.
  4. Apr56°13°35°2°Rain on about four days a week.
  5. May67°19°43°6°Rain on about three days a week.
  6. Jun73°23°50°10°Rain on about three days a week.
  7. Jul79°26°55°13°Rain on about two days a week.
  8. Aug80°27°57°14°Rain on about two days a week.
  9. Sep72°22°52°11°Rain on about three days a week.
  10. Oct62°17°44°7°Rain on about four days a week.
  11. Nov49°9°36°2°Rain on about five days a week.
  12. Dec42°6°30°-1°Rain on about four days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 76°F and nights near 53°F. From November to March, highs are nearer 45°F. The rain and snow come from October to April, on about four days a week. July to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 8 hours in December to 16½ hours in June.The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 24°C and nights near 12°C. From November to March, highs are nearer 7°C. The rain and snow come from October to April, on about four days a week. July to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 8 hours in December to 16½ hours in June.

Where Sonora Island sits

America/Vancouver

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Latitude
50.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Desolation Sound40 km east

The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sonora Island, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 42°F in December and January to 80°F in August.Highs from 6°C in December and January to 27°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in November (68% of days), driest in August (29%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in July and August (49% cover), cloudiest in January (77%).

Daylight

From 8h 05m in December to 16h 21m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Sonora Island, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryRainy season
29°-2°42°6°
4 days77%8h 33m
FebruaryRainy season
30°-1°45°7°
4 days74%9h 58m
MarchRainy season
31°-1°49°9°
4 days73%11h 47m
AprilRainy season
35°2°56°13°
4 days69%13h 45m
May
43°6°67°19°
3 days65%15h 27m
JuneWarm season
50°10°73°23°
3 days61%16h 21m
JulyWarm seasonAt its best
55°13°79°26°
2 days49%15h 55m
AugustWarm seasonAt its best
57°14°80°27°
2 days49%14h 25m
SeptemberWarm season
52°11°72°22°
3 days56%12h 30m
OctoberRainy season
44°7°62°17°
4 days68%10h 33m
NovemberRainy season
36°2°49°9°
5 days75%8h 54m
DecemberRainy season
30°-1°42°6°
4 days76%8h 05m

When is the best time to visit Sonora Island?


The best months are July to August: highs near 80°F, nights near 56°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are July to August: highs near 27°C, nights near 13°C, and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Sonora Island?

August, with highs near 80°F and lows near 57°F. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 42°F.August, with highs near 27°C and lows near 14°C. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 6°C.

When does it rain most in Sonora Island?

November, with rain on about five days a week. August is the driest, with rain on about two days a week.

How long are the days in Sonora Island?

From about 8 hours in December to 16½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Sonora Island?

July and August, when cloud covers about 49% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 77%.

Places with a year like Sonora Island's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Sonora Island's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Sonora Island's summer.

Elsewhere in Canada

All of Canada

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Sonora Island. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (10 m) against the climate model's (199 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (10 m) against the climate model's (199 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.