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Monthly climate in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Merritt features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (22 °F) and 16 °C (61 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-33 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 699 mm (27.5 inches) and receives 128 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Merritt enjoys an average of 2763 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 7 minutes to 16 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada §

The warmest months in Merritt are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 12 to 16 °C (55 - 61 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to -4 °C (22 - 25 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Merritt experiences 23 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 157 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Mean maximum 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Average high -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Average low -7°C
(20°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)
Mean minimum -23°C
(-8°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)
Minimum -28°C
(-18°F)		 -31°C
(-23°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -36°C
(-33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada §

Merritt usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 93 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Merritt are June, July and August. On average, 27 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74 (2.9) 71 (2.8) 54 (2.1) 50 (2.0) 41 (1.6) 40 (1.6) 21 (0.8) 19 (0.8) 50 (2.0) 76 (3.0) 111 (4.4) 92 (3.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 13 12 12 9 10 4 5 9 12 15 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada §

The sunniest months in Merritt are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Merritt: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 87 148 214 254 336 334 392 352 251 176 113 100
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 36m 10h 6m 11h 56m 13h 49m 15h 27m 16h 17m 15h 49m 14h 21m 12h 32m 10h 39m 8h 59m 8h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada §

Merritt experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Merritt UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Merritt, British Columbia, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 3 5 6 8 9 9 8 7 4 2 1