Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Manderson-White Horse Creek features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (23 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -30 °C (-22 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 547 mm (21.5 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Manderson-White Horse Creek enjoys an average of 3278 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 1 minutes to 15 hours 19 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Manderson-White Horse Creek are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 24 °C (70 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to -1 °C (23 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Manderson-White Horse Creek experiences 89 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 140 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 14°C (58°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean maximum | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average high | 3°C (37°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (27°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Average low | -8°C (18°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-6°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Minimum | -25°C (-13°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -28°C (-18°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
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Manderson-White Horse Creek usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 10 rainy days and 78 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Manderson-White Horse Creek are January, February and November. On average, 19 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16 (0.6) | 24 (1.0) | 55 (2.2) | 64 (2.5) | 114 (4.5) | 51 (2.0) | 51 (2.0) | 37 (1.5) | 48 (1.9) | 42 (1.6) | 17 (0.7) | 28 (1.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Manderson-White Horse Creek are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Manderson-White Horse Creek: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171 | 215 | 256 | 276 | 293 | 367 | 375 | 347 | 282 | 250 | 228 | 213 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 23m | 10h 31m | 11h 58m | 13h 26m | 14h 41m | 15h 19m | 14h 58m | 13h 51m | 12h 26m | 10h 58m | 9h 40m | 9h 1m |
Manderson-White Horse Creek experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Manderson-White Horse Creek UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 |