Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Fort Providence Airport Canada

At Fort Providence Airport, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are frigid, snowy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -17°F to 76°F and is rarely below -37°F or above 86°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Fort Providence Airport for warm-weather activities is from late June to early August.

The warm season lasts for 3.8 months, from May 17 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 60°F. The hottest month of the year at Fort Providence Airport is July, with an average high of 75°F and low of 51°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 18 to February 27, with an average daily high temperature below 13°F. The coldest month of the year at Fort Providence Airport is January, with an average low of -16°F and high of -1°F.

At Fort Providence Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Fort Providence Airport begins around April 25 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending around September 28.

The clearest month of the year at Fort Providence Airport is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 51% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 28 and lasts for 6.9 months, ending around April 25.

The cloudiest month of the year at Fort Providence Airport is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 72% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Fort Providence Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from May 4 to October 22, with a greater than 16% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Fort Providence Airport is July, with an average of 6.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from October 22 to May 4. The month with the fewest wet days at Fort Providence Airport is February, with an average of 2.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation at Fort Providence Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 6.4 months, from April 11 to October 23. The month with the most days of rain alone at Fort Providence Airport is July, with an average of 6.9 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 5.6 months, from October 23 to April 11. The month with the most days of snow alone at Fort Providence Airport is November, with an average of 3.2 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Fort Providence Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from April 20 to October 20, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Fort Providence Airport is July, with an average rainfall of 1.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 20 to April 20. The month with the least rain at Fort Providence Airport is December, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Fort Providence Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from September 30 to May 13, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Fort Providence Airport is November, with an average snowfall of 4.9 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from May 13 to September 30. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Fort Providence Airport varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 5 hours, 25 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 19 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:09 AM on June 18, and the latest sunrise is 5 hours, 58 minutes later at 10:07 AM on December 26. The earliest sunset is at 3:29 PM on December 16, and the latest sunset is 8 hours, 5 minutes later at 11:34 PM on June 22.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Fort Providence Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Fort Providence Airport, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Fort Providence Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from December 9 to May 31, with average wind speeds of more than 4.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Fort Providence Airport is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from May 31 to December 9. The calmest month of the year at Fort Providence Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.0 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Fort Providence Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 4.6 months, from February 26 to July 13, with a peak percentage of 40% on April 17. The wind is most often from the west for 7.5 months, from July 13 to February 26, with a peak percentage of 43% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Fort Providence Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Fort Providence Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Fort Providence Airport for hot-weather activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Fort Providence Airport typically lasts for 3.0 months (93 days), from around June 5 to around September 5, rarely starting before May 14 or after June 26, and rarely ending before August 13 or after September 24.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Fort Providence Airport should appear around May 22, only rarely appearing before May 9 or after June 5.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 1 to August 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Fort Providence Airport is June, with an average of 6.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from October 14 to February 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Fort Providence Airport is December, with an average of 0.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Fort Providence Airport are 61.317 deg latitude, -117.600 deg longitude, and 525 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Fort Providence Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 69 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 498 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (138 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (728 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Fort Providence Airport is covered by trees (50%), herbaceous vegetation (21%), and water (17%), within 10 miles by trees (69%) and herbaceous vegetation (11%), and within 50 miles by trees (68%) and water (12%).