Waskaganish weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · continental climate
The best time to visit Waskaganish is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 70/100), with August close behind. Waskaganish averages about 1,786 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 104 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,786
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 70/100
- Rain / year
- 827 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 22 m
When is the best time to visit Waskaganish?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Waskaganish is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 41 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Waskaganish?
Waskaganish isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,786 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate July (70) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #205 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 827 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 | -22° / -8°F | 41 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| February | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -21° / -6°F | 32 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -16° / 3°F | 37 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -8° / 18°F | 54 mm | 3 | 0° / 32°F |
| May | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 70 mm | 4 | 4° / 39°F |
| June | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 80 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 70 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 104 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| August | 66 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 95 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| September | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 100 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 1° / 34°F | 90 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -6° / 21°F | 75 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| December | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -17° / 1°F | 49 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
Sea temperature in Waskaganish by month
The sea off Waskaganish is warmest in August at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in February 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
- Ottawa Canada · 721 km · best in Sep · 2,034 h sun/yr
- Quebec Canada · 746 km · best in Aug · 1,920 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 763 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 770 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Thunder Bay Canada · 830 km · best in Aug · 1,985 h sun/yr
- Toronto Canada · 869 km · best in Aug · 1,957 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Eastmain River Canada · 85 km · 1,957 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Moosonee Canada · 130 km · 2,149 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wemindji Canada · 171 km · 1,897 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nemiscau Canada · 183 km · 1,954 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Fort Albany Canada · 217 km · 1,948 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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