Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 52/100), with July close behind. Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent averages about 1,807 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 107 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,807
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 52/100
- Rain / year
- 1,242 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈4.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 790
- Elevation
- 9 m
When is the best time to visit Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is August, then July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 88 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent?
Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent gets a moderate 1,807 hours of sunshine a year. 52 Sunshine Score points separate August (52) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #201 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 1,242 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -11° / 12°F | 88 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -12° / 10°F | 76 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -8° / 18°F | 83 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -2° / 28°F | 95 mm | 3 | 2° / 36°F |
| May | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 103 mm | 4 | 6° / 43°F |
| June | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 101 mm | 5 | 10° / 50°F |
| July | 46 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 106 mm | 5 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 52 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 107 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| September | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 115 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 121 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| November | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 0° / 32°F | 138 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -7° / 19°F | 109 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
Sea temperature in Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent by month
The sea off Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is warmest in July at around 13°C / 55°F, and coolest in February at -2°C / 28°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Goose Bay Canada · 352 km · best in Jul · 1,776 h sun/yr
- Sept-Îles Canada · 356 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr
- Charlottetown Canada · 456 km · best in Jul · 1,705 h sun/yr
- Moncton Canada · 520 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Halifax Canada · 614 km · best in Jul · 1,928 h sun/yr
- Fredericton Canada · 620 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Natashquan Canada · 37 km · 1,807 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Canada · 43 km · 1,807 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Chevery Canada · 119 km · 1,807 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tête-à-la-Baleine Canada · 144 km · 1,808 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Havre-Saint-Pierre Canada · 167 km · 1,922 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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