Weather in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean

Calculated from weather data of Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (KFVE) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-7.9	-6.9	-4.0	-10.0	-5.0	-6.5
February	-5.5	-2.5	-7.9	-6.7	-5.0	-4.2
March	0.6	2.6	1.3	-1.5	2.2	1.1
April	7.6		9.0	7.2	10.5	5.9
May	16.6		16.6	18.3	16.8	15.8
June	21.3		20.3	20.5	23.0	23.1
July	24.9		25.8	24.8	22.6	25.3
August	23.2		20.6	23.6	25.8	23.5
September	18.7		20.5	18.6	18.5	18.3
October	12.0		13.5	14.8	13.5	9.0
November	2.4		1.8	4.5	3.7	4.9
December	-4.9		-1.9	0.1	-4.9	-1.3
Average	8.2	-2.6	10.0	10.1	10.3	9.7

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	-14.5	-13	-10	-19	-10	-12
February	-14.7	-11	-16	-15	-13	-13
March	-8.5	-5	-6	-8	-8	-8
April	-1.3		0	0	0	-2
May	5.4		5	6	5	5
June	11.0		12	11	12	12
July	14.5		17	14	12	15
August	13.4		13	14	15	13
September	9.0		11	9	10	8
October	4.0		7	5	6	1
November	-5.9		-5	-2	-2	-3
December	-10.3		-6	-6	-11	-8
Average	-1.5	-10.8	1.9	1.0	1.5	0.6

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	4	2	6	7
25 °C or warmer	0	36	33	36	46
20 °C or warmer	0	90	94	94	95
0 °C or colder	85	162	145	149	179

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	27.6	24	40	33	24	25
February	20.7	12	28	29	20	16
March	25.8	32	28	38	22	18
April	20.9		15	28	20	15
May	13.3		14	12	15	14
June	11.5		20	19	9	3
July	7.5		10	9	7	7
August	9.8		23	8	7	10
September	10.9		14	10	12	5
October	13.6		18	8	8	19
November	20.4		19	24	14	14
December	25.1		31	37	27	21
Average	17.0	23.6	20.7	20.1	14.1	12.9

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	16.6	17	15	16	16	15
February	17.7	19	17	17	17	17
March	19.3	18	18	19	22	20
April	18.3		17	20	18	20
May	17.4		19	15	17	19
June	14.8		13	15	15	15
July	13.2		11	15	14	13
August	13.0		14	11	12	15
September	14.3		12	14	16	17
October	15.3		15	14	12	17
November	16.9		16	17	16	16
December	17.3		15	21	19	18
Average	16.3	18.1	14.9	15.9	16.0	16.7

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	W	NW	NW	NW	NW
February	W	NW	NW	NW	W
March	NW	NW	NW	W	NW
April		SW	NW	N	NW
May		NW	W	NW	NW
June		NE	SW	W	W
July		S	W	W	SW
August		SW	W	SW	W
September		NW	NW	W	SW
October		S	S	NW	W
November		W	W	W	W
December		NW	NW	NW	W

Prevailing wind direction

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

Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 25 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of -6 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 27.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 7.6 %.