Rimouski weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · continental climate
The best time to visit Rimouski is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with August close behind. Rimouski averages about 1,876 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 89 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,876
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 1,043 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 42k
- Elevation
- 20 m
When is the best time to visit Rimouski?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Rimouski is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 67 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Rimouski?
Rimouski gets a moderate 1,876 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate July (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #184 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 1,043 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 | -7° / 19°F | -14° / 7°F | 67 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -14° / 7°F | 66 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 74 mm | 2 | 0° / 32°F |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -2° / 28°F | 83 mm | 4 | 2° / 36°F |
| May | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 5° / 41°F | 86 mm | 5 | 6° / 43°F |
| June | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 97 mm | 5 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 73 | 21° / 70°F | 14° / 57°F | 89 mm | 6 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 89 mm | 5 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 96 mm | 4 | 10° / 50°F |
| October | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 106 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -2° / 28°F | 95 mm | 1 | 4° / 39°F |
| December | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -9° / 16°F | 95 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
Sea temperature in Rimouski by month
The sea off Rimouski is warmest in August at around 13°C / 55°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
- Sept-Îles Canada · 253 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr
- Quebec Canada · 287 km · best in Aug · 1,920 h sun/yr
- Fredericton Canada · 326 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Moncton Canada · 390 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Bangor United States · 409 km · best in Jul · 2,079 h sun/yr
- Charlottetown Canada · 472 km · best in Jul · 1,705 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mont-Joli Canada · 26 km · 1,876 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Baie-Comeau Canada · 76 km · 1,906 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Saint-Léonard Canada · 155 km · 1,922 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Charlo Canada · 169 km · 1,924 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Saguenay Canada · 185 km · 1,810 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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