Saguenay weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Saguenay is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with August and July close behind. Saguenay averages about 1,810 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 93 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,810
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 72/100
- Rain / year
- 973 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 149k
- Elevation
- 158 m
When is the best time to visit Saguenay?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Saguenay is June, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 54 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Saguenay?
Saguenay gets a moderate 1,810 hours of sunshine a year. 72 Sunshine Score points separate June (72) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #193 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 973 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 | -10° / 14°F | -21° / -6°F | 54 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -19° / -2°F | 51 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -13° / 9°F | 60 mm | 2 |
| April | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -3° / 27°F | 74 mm | 3 |
| May | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 81 mm | 5 |
| June | 72 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 93 mm | 5 |
| July | 69 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 108 mm | 5 |
| August | 70 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 105 mm | 5 |
| September | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 101 mm | 3 |
| October | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 97 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -5° / 23°F | 74 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -15° / 5°F | 75 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Quebec Canada · 174 km · best in Aug · 1,920 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 363 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 381 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Sept-Îles Canada · 402 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr
- Bangor United States · 425 km · best in Jul · 2,079 h sun/yr
- Fredericton Canada · 435 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Roberval Canada · 96 km · 1,893 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Rimouski Canada · 185 km · 1,876 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Mont-Joli Canada · 208 km · 1,876 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Baie-Comeau Canada · 223 km · 1,906 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Saint-Léonard Canada · 270 km · 1,922 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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