Weather in Côte-Nord

Calculated from weather data of Sept-Îles Airport (CYZV) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-8.7	-6.4	-6.4	-12.9	-4.3	-8.2
February	-7.5	-4.7	-9.5	-9.4	-4.1	-6.5
March	-1.0	0.9	0.5	-3.7	-1.6	-2.0
April	4.3		5.2	4.7	7.7	4.2
May	11.6		13.1	11.5	11.0	15.4
June	17.2		17.6	17.6	17.8	18.3
July	21.2		21.6	21.1	20.3	21.0
August	20.3		18.6	21.5	21.3	20.5
September	15.4		18.6	15.0	16.0	14.3
October	9.3		11.8	10.6	12.0	6.5
November	1.0		1.1	1.0	4.2	1.5
December	-4.5		-2.6	-1.5	-4.5	-2.5
Average	5.7	-3.3	7.8	7.1	8.3	7.1

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-18.1	-16	-16	-23	-12	-18
February	-19.6	-14	-23	-20	-15	-16
March	-11.3	-6	-8	-13	-10	-14
April	-4.7		-3	-2	0	-3
May	1.6		2	1	2	2
June	7.7		9	9	8	8
July	11.8		14	11	11	13
August	11.3		11	12	12	11
September	6.1		8	7	8	4
October	1.5		4	3	3	0
November	-7.8		-8	-6	-2	-7
December	-12.3		-10	-7	-12	-9
Average	-4.4	-12.0	-2.7	-3.9	-1.5	-3.6

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	1	0	0	3
25 °C or warmer	0	3	3	3	11
20 °C or warmer	0	50	45	44	50
0 °C or colder	85	180	171	164	200

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	38.4	36	27	41	33	38
February	35.5	32	37	42	25	30
March	33.6	41	40	41	25	26
April	22.0		20	28	19	15
May	17.4		17	25	21	11
June	16.1		27	23	17	9
July	12.3		17	14	12	17
August	14.8		31	10	12	15
September	18.0		21	16	28	14
October	20.1		25	22	26	22
November	28.7		30	34	22	26
December	29.7		19	40	26	44
Average	23.9	36.7	25.5	25.8	21.2	20.1

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	15.1	15	13	15	14	14
February	15.7	15	14	15	14	16
March	17.7	17	17	19	19	17
April	17.6		18	18	15	18
May	17.0		17	18	17	16
June	15.4		14	16	15	16
July	14.1		14	15	13	14
August	13.7		15	13	13	16
September	14.2		12	14	15	15
October	15.1		15	17	13	15
November	15.5		17	15	15	13
December	15.8		15	18	17	16
Average	15.6	15.9	15.0	16.0	14.9	15.4

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	N	NW	N	N
February	N	NW	NW	NW	NW
March	NE	E	N	NW	N
April		E	NE	NE	W
May		NW	NE	N	NW
June		E	E	SE	SE
July		SE	S	S	SE
August		E	S	SE	W
September		E	NE	E	SW
October		NE	SE	E	NW
November		NW	N	NW	NW
December		NW	NE	NW	N

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Côte-Nord weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Côte-Nord?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 21 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Côte-Nord?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of -7 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Côte-Nord?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 38.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Côte-Nord?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 12.4 %.