Weather in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean

Calculated from weather data of CFB Bagotville (CYBG) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-9.7	-7.5	-7.4	-13.0	-7.5	-7.0
February	-7.6	-5.9	-8.7	-9.0	-7.7	-5.2
March	-1.8	2.2	0.4	-3.3	1.7	-1.8
April	7.2		9.0	6.5	11.3	5.2
May	16.6		17.3	18.6	17.0	16.0
June	22.1		22.1	21.3	22.6	23.8
July	25.2		25.3	24.1	23.3	26.1
August	23.8		21.6	24.3	26.8	23.6
September	18.8		21.1	19.0	18.3	17.3
October	11.5		13.8	14.0	13.1	9.4
November	1.5		1.0	3.7	2.6	4.4
December	-5.0		-2.3	-2.5	-6.4	-3.2
Average	7.5	-3.2	9.7	9.2	9.9	9.3

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	-18.7	-15	-15	-25	-13	-16
February	-17.2	-14	-19	-20	-16	-17
March	-10.2	-7	-9	-11	-10	-11
April	-3.8		-2	-2	-1	-4
May	4.1		4	4	4	3
June	10.2		10	10	11	10
July	13.8		15	13	11	15
August	12.9		12	13	14	11
September	8.4		9	7	10	7
October	3.1		6	4	4	1
November	-5.1		-6	-3	-3	-3
December	-13.3		-9	-8	-15	-11
Average	-3.7	-12.1	-1.8	-2.8	-1.9	-2.8

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	5	3	7	11
25 °C or warmer	0	33	36	40	47
20 °C or warmer	0	94	98	99	92
0 °C or colder	87	177	151	162	188

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	49.5	60	45	44	44	48
February	38.2	42	39	46	33	38
March	34.5	27	34	52	25	31
April	22.7		18	21	15	23
May	13.6		14	14	13	17
June	14.0		13	23	17	8
July	8.6		14	11	6	11
August	11.8		19	10	4	13
September	12.7		14	10	13	12
October	20.3		22	10	10	33
November	38.1		37	37	27	34
December	43.7		38	28	45	33
Average	25.4	41.5	23.4	23.6	18.9	22.9

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	15.7	16	13	16	14	13
February	18.1	19	18	18	15	16
March	19.2	23	16	20	21	19
April	19.4		21	20	19	19
May	17.9		19	17	17	19
June	14.6		12	13	14	15
July	13.1		11	14	13	13
August	13.1		14	10	13	16
September	13.4		10	15	15	15
October	15.1		13	13	12	17
November	16.2		13	16	15	18
December	16.3		14	18	19	15
Average	16.3	19.4	14.5	15.6	15.4	16.4

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

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 -8 °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 49.6 %.

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

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 8.6 %.