Rivière-du-Loup in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Rivière-du-Loup sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 269 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early June to 18°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Rivière-du-Loup's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rivière-du-Loup's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 19°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 12°C
- Rainfall
- 269 mm
- 37 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.7
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Rivière-du-Loup in Summer
Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early June to 18°C by late August.
A typical summer day in Rivière-du-Loup reaches about 19°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Rivière-du-Loup
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Rivière-du-Loup weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8° / -14° | 67 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -7° / -14° | 60 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -1° / -8° | 77 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 5° / -1° | 93 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 13.4 | 0.4 |
| May | 12° / 5° | 93 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 14.9 | 3.0 |
| Jun | 17° / 10° | 93 | 12.4 | 0 | 15.7 | 5.2 |
| Jul | 20° / 14° | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | 15.4 | 5.9 |
| Aug | 20° / 13° | 87 | 11.9 | 0 | 14.1 | 6.1 |
| Sep | 16° / 9° | 101 | 11.7 | 0 | 12.4 | 4.6 |
| Oct | 9° / 4° | 117 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 10.6 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 2° / -2° | 91 | 11.5 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -4° / -9° | 88 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Rivière-du-Loup gets around 269 mm of rain over 37 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 11 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min in early June to 13 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.5 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Rivière-du-Loup?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Rivière-du-Loup for sightseeing.
What to pack for Rivière-du-Loup in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Rivière-du-Loup sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Rivière-du-Loup in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 10°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 11°C and coldest in February near -0°C.
The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Bracing |
| Feb | 0 | Bracing |
| Mar | 0 | Bracing |
| Apr | 1 | Bracing |
| May | 2 | Bracing |
| Jun | 8 | Bracing |
| Jul | 11 | Bracing |
| Aug | 11 | Bracing |
| Sep | 9 | Bracing |
| Oct | 6 | Bracing |
| Nov | 2 | Bracing |
| Dec | 1 | Bracing |
UV index in Rivière-du-Loup in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rivière-du-Loup peaks around July 12 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Rivière-du-Loup?
Rivière-du-Loup sits at 47.8°N, 69.5°W, 56 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Rimouski, 102 km away.
Topography around Rivière-du-Loup
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rivière-du-Loup.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Rivière-du-Loup has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,042 m.
The land around Rivière-du-Loup is covered by trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (40%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (21%) within 80 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
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 Rivière-du-Loup (47.827°, -69.5424°, elevation 56 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.