January in Haida Gwaii — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 2.7/10January averages 5°C (40°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 168 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 0 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 2.7/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Haida Gwaii — 5.8 points higher on the same scale.
February in Haida Gwaii — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3.2/10February averages 4°C (40°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 138 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 0 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 3.2/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Haida Gwaii — 5.3 points higher on the same scale.
March in Haida Gwaii — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.5/10March averages 5°C (40°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 92 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 2 sunny days and 11.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.5/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Haida Gwaii — 4 points higher on the same scale.
April in Haida Gwaii — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.5/10April averages 6°C (42°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 90 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 14 sunny days and 13.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.5/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Haida Gwaii — 2 points higher on the same scale.
May in Haida Gwaii — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 7.8/10May averages 9°C (48°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 75 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 19 sunny days and 15.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.8/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
June in Haida Gwaii — reliably good (2nd best month)
Good · 8.1/10June averages 12°C (53°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 77 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 18 sunny days and 16.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.1/10 here, 2nd of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
July in Haida Gwaii — the year's strongest window
Best window · 8.5/10July averages 15°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 53 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 18 sunny days and 16.2 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Haida Gwaii at 8.5/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
August in Haida Gwaii — reliably good (3rd best month)
Good · 7.9/10August averages 15°C (60°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 58 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 14 sunny days and 14.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.9/10 here, 3rd of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
September in Haida Gwaii — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.4/10September averages 13°C (55°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 145 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 3 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 5.4/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Haida Gwaii — 3.1 points higher on the same scale.
October in Haida Gwaii — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.2/10October averages 10°C (50°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 161 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 0 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 4.2/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Haida Gwaii — 4.3 points higher on the same scale.
November in Haida Gwaii — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3/10November averages 6°C (43°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 199 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 0 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 3/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Haida Gwaii — 5.5 points higher on the same scale.
December in Haida Gwaii — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 2.4/10December averages 5°C (41°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
246 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 0 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 2.4/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Haida Gwaii — 6.1 points higher on the same scale.
