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Saguenay, Quebec climate

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental

Saguenay has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 24°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −19°C at night. Around 888 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in September (99 mm) and easing off in February (47 mm).

☀️ Summers
Mild
Highs near 24°C in July.
❄️ Winters
Bitterly cold
Lows near −19°C in January.
🌧️ Rain
Moderate rainfall
About 888 mm of rain a year.
Wettest in September
Sky & trend
Often cloudy
Cloudy skies much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures TEMPERATURE °C -20°20° PRECIPITATION (mm) 050100 JanAprJulOct

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER) 0h2h3h4h6h J: ~2.7 hours of sun/dayF: ~3.4 hours of sun/dayM: ~4.0 hours of sun/dayA: ~4.3 hours of sun/dayM: ~4.2 hours of sun/dayJ: ~4.9 hours of sun/dayJ: ~4.5 hours of sun/dayA: ~4.4 hours of sun/dayS: ~3.8 hours of sun/dayO: ~2.3 hours of sun/dayN: ~1.9 hours of sun/dayD: ~2.3 hours of sun/day JFMAMJJASOND Sun hours per day (est.)

Saguenay climate normals (1991–2020)

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)−9−7−171722242318102−5
Avg temp (°C)−14−12−6211161917136−1−9
Avg low (°C)−19−18−11−3410131272−5−13
Precipitation (mm)554756667379939199877170
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Avg high (°C)−9−7−171722
Avg temp (°C)−14−12−621116
Avg low (°C)−19−18−11−3410
Precipitation (mm)554756667379
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)242318102−5
Avg temp (°C)1917136−1−9
Avg low (°C)131272−5−13
Precipitation (mm)939199877170

Sky & atmosphere

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloud cover (%)686666687269716969787972
Relative humidity (%)969593847878808081848895
Wind speed (m/s)2.02.22.22.21.81.61.51.51.61.71.81.8
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Cloud cover (%)686666687269
Relative humidity (%)969593847878
Wind speed (m/s)2.02.22.22.21.81.6
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloud cover (%)716969787972
Relative humidity (%)808081848895
Wind speed (m/s)1.51.51.61.71.81.8
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Jonquiere, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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