Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · continental climate
The best time to visit Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100). Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine averages about 1,665 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 97 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,665
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 1,292 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 21°C / 70°F
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine is August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 107 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine?
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,665 hours of sunshine a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate August (65) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #220 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 1,292 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 | -2° / 28°F | -5° / 23°F | 107 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -8° / 18°F | 97 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -5° / 23°F | 102 mm | 2 | 0° / 32°F |
| April | 0 | 2° / 36°F | 0° / 32°F | 100 mm | 4 | 3° / 37°F |
| May | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 4° / 39°F | 98 mm | 5 | 8° / 46°F |
| June | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 100 mm | 6 | 13° / 55°F |
| July | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 16° / 61°F | 94 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| August | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 97 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| September | 46 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 105 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 125 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 130 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 137 mm | 0 | 2° / 36°F |
Sea temperature in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine by month
The sea off Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine is warmest in August at around 21°C / 70°F, and coolest in January at -1°C / 30°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 1 month a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Charlottetown Canada · 163 km · best in Jul · 1,705 h sun/yr
- Moncton Canada · 265 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Halifax Canada · 313 km · best in Jul · 1,928 h sun/yr
- Fredericton Canada · 402 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Sept-Îles Canada · 452 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr
- Bangor United States · 616 km · best in Jul · 2,079 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Gaspé Canada · 251 km · 1,930 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Stephenville Canada · 270 km · 1,457 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bonaventure Canada · 284 km · 1,929 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bathurst (New Brunswick) Canada · 298 km · 1,887 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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