Weather in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean

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

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	17.0	20.0	20.0	9.0	20.0	19.0
February	21.0	25.0	19.0	16.0	21.0	24.0
March	32.0	36.0	33.0	27.0	35.0	32.0
April	45.0		48.0	44.0	52.0	42.0
May	62.0		63.0	65.0	63.0	61.0
June	72.0		72.0	71.0	73.0	75.0
July	77.0		78.0	75.0	74.0	79.0
August	75.0		71.0	76.0	80.0	75.0
September	66.0		70.0	66.0	65.0	63.0
October	53.0		57.0	57.0	56.0	49.0
November	35.0		34.0	39.0	37.0	40.0
December	23.0		29.0	29.0	22.0	27.0
Average	46.0	27.0	50.0	49.0	50.0	49.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	1.0	5	5	-13	9	3
February	2.0	7	-2	-4	3	2
March	14.0	20	16	13	15	12
April	28.0		29	29	31	25
May	39.0		39	40	40	38
June	50.0		51	50	52	50
July	57.0		59	55	52	58
August	55.0		53	55	58	52
September	47.0		49	45	49	44
October	38.0		43	38	40	34
November	23.0		21	27	27	26
December	9.0		16	18	5	13
Average	28.0	11.0	32.0	30.0	32.0	30.0

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
86 °F or warmer	0	5	3	7	11
77 °F or warmer	0	33	36	40	47
68 °F or warmer	0	94	98	99	92
32 °F 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 (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	9.7	10	8	10	9	8
February	11.2	12	11	11	9	10
March	11.9	14	10	12	13	12
April	12.0		13	13	12	12
May	11.1		12	10	10	12
June	9.0		7	8	9	9
July	8.1		7	9	8	8
August	8.1		9	6	8	10
September	8.3		6	9	9	10
October	9.3		8	8	8	11
November	10.1		8	10	9	11
December	10.1		9	11	12	9
Average	10.1	12.0	9.0	9.7	9.6	10.2

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 77 °F 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 17 °F 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 %.