Gatineau weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Gatineau is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with August and July close behind. Gatineau averages about 2,035 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 87 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,035
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 979 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 300k
- Elevation
- 58 m
When is the best time to visit Gatineau?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gatineau is September, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 61 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gatineau?
Gatineau gets a moderate 2,035 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate September (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #119 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 979 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -16° / 3°F | 61 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -15° / 5°F | 55 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -8° / 18°F | 64 mm | 3 |
| April | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 85 mm | 4 |
| May | 69 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 85 mm | 5 |
| June | 72 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 104 mm | 6 |
| July | 73 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 98 mm | 6 |
| August | 74 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 88 mm | 6 |
| September | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 87 mm | 4 |
| October | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 4° / 39°F | 99 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -3° / 27°F | 73 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -10° / 14°F | 80 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ottawa Canada · 24 km · best in Sep · 2,034 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 142 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 167 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Burlington United States · 223 km · best in Sep · 1,916 h sun/yr
- Syracuse United States · 271 km · best in May · 1,862 h sun/yr
- Rochester United States · 315 km · best in May · 1,838 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Massena United States · 86 km · 1,833 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ogdensburg United States · 94 km · 1,963 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Saranac Lake United States · 165 km · 1,831 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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