Eastmain River weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Eastmain River is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 48/100), with August close behind. Eastmain River averages about 1,957 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 16°C / 61°F and roughly 101 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,957
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 48/100
- Rain / year
- 834 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 17°C / 63°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Eastmain River?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Eastmain River is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 39 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Eastmain River?
Eastmain River gets a moderate 1,957 hours of sunshine a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate July (48) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #146 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 834 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 | -14° / 7°F | -21° / -6°F | 39 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -21° / -6°F | 29 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -16° / 3°F | 34 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 48 mm | 4 | -1° / 30°F |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -1° / 30°F | 71 mm | 5 | 2° / 36°F |
| June | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 5° / 41°F | 79 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 101 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 100 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 108 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| October | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 94 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -4° / 25°F | 81 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| December | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -15° / 5°F | 50 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
Sea temperature in Eastmain River by month
The sea off Eastmain River is warmest in August at around 17°C / 63°F, and coolest in January at -1°C / 30°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
- Quebec Canada · 793 km · best in Aug · 1,920 h sun/yr
- Ottawa Canada · 795 km · best in Sep · 2,034 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 828 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 834 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Thunder Bay Canada · 878 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
- Sept-Îles Canada · 881 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Waskaganish Canada · 85 km · 1,786 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wemindji Canada · 90 km · 1,897 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- La Grande Rivière Canada · 165 km · 1,967 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nemiscau Canada · 174 km · 1,954 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Moosonee Canada · 177 km · 2,149 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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