Jonquière weather in August

In August, Jonquière sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 114 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jonquière's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jonquière's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:45 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Jonquière reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12413
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102313
112313
122313
132312
142312
152312
162212
172212
182212
192212
202212
212212
222212
232211
242111
252111
262111
272111
282111
292111
302111
312010

How August really feels in Jonquière

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Jonquière weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -20°6211.412.78.60.0
Feb-8° / -18°499.510.79.90.0
Mar-1° / -11°6611.11011.60.0
Apr / -3°8212.15.613.41.2
May16° / 8912.50.7154.8
Jun22° / 10°9612.3015.86.1
Jul24° / 13°12514.8015.56.0
Aug22° / 12°11413.8014.16.1
Sep17° / 11913012.44.9
Oct10° / 113141.910.61.9
Nov / -5°8813.88.490.0
Dec-5° / -14°7512.7138.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44456
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154357
164258
174258
184258
194159
204258
214258
224159
234159
244060
254060
263961
274060
283961
293961
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jonquière gets around 114 mm of rain over 13.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
345
445
545
645
745
844
944
1044
1143
1243
1342
1442
1542
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
2342
2442
2542
2642
2743
2843
2943
3043
3143

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13434275
23434275
33434275
43434265
53535265
63535264
73635254
83635244
93735244
103835234
113935224
124035214
134135214
144235203
154234203
164334203
174433193
184533193
194632192
204832192
214931182
225030182
235130172
245229172
255329162
265528152
275627152
285826142
295925142
306124132
316224122

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:24 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:247:18
214.94:257:17
314.84:277:15
414.84:287:14
514.74:297:12
614.74:317:11
714.64:327:09
814.64:337:08
914.54:357:06
1014.54:367:04
1114.44:377:03
1214.44:397:01
1314.34:406:59
1414.34:426:57
1514.24:436:55
1614.24:456:54
1714.14:466:52
1814.04:476:50
1914.04:496:48
2013.94:506:46
2113.94:526:44
2213.84:536:42
2313.84:546:40
2413.74:566:38
2513.74:576:36
2613.64:596:34
2713.55:006:32
2813.55:026:30
2913.45:036:28
3013.45:046:26
3113.35:066:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Jonquière?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Jonquière for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jonquière in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Jonquière sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jonquière in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jonquière peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jonquière?

Jonquière sits at 48.4°N, 71.2°W, 146 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saguenay, 14 km away.

Topography around Jonquière

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jonquière.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jonquière has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,087 m.

The land around Jonquière is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
1,087 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Saguenay 14 km · Chicoutimi 14 km · Alma 33 km · Rivière-du-Loup 143 km · Charlesbourg 169 km · La Haute-Saint-Charles 170 km · Beauport 173 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 174 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Jonquière (48.4165°, -71.2488°, elevation 146 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).