Saguenay weather in August

In August, Saguenay sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 119 mm of rain across 14.2 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 20°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 Saguenay's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saguenay's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 119 mm; 14.2 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 12 min; 4:44 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 1st clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

Saguenay is city in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 131/km²; people per km²
Founded: 2002

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Saguenay 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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	22	13
10	22	13
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	21	11
24	21	11
25	21	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

How August really feels in Saguenay

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Saguenay 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-10° / -20°	66	11.8	13.2	8.6	0.0
Feb	-8° / -18°	52	9.7	10.8	9.9	0.0
Mar	-2° / -12°	70	11.4	11.2	11.6	0.0
Apr	7° / -3°	85	12.3	7	13.4	0.9
May	15° / 4°	92	12.7	0.9	15	4.4
Jun	21° / 10°	100	12.9	0	15.8	5.9
Jul	23° / 13°	131	15.4	0	15.5	5.8
Aug	22° / 12°	119	14.2	0	14.1	5.9
Sep	17° / 7°	127	13.8	0	12.4	4.6
Oct	9° / 2°	119	14.7	3	10.6	1.6
Nov	2° / -5°	95	14.2	10.1	9	0.0
Dec	-6° / -14°	80	13.4	14.1	8.2	0.0

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%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37
Cloudier (%)	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saguenay gets around 119 mm of rain over 14.2 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	48
4	48
5	48
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	42
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	44
28	44
29	44
30	45
31	45

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	57	57	59	59	61	61	63	65	66
Comfortable (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	24	23
Humid (%)	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	10	10
Muggy (%)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	37	37	23	4
2	37	37	23	4
3	37	37	23	3
4	37	37	22	3
5	38	37	22	3
6	38	37	21	3
7	39	37	21	3
8	40	37	21	3
9	41	36	20	3
10	42	36	19	3
11	43	35	19	3
12	44	35	19	3
13	45	34	18	3
14	46	34	18	3
15	47	33	17	3
16	48	33	17	2
17	49	32	17	2
18	50	32	16	2
19	51	31	16	2
20	52	30	16	2
21	54	29	15	2
22	55	29	15	1
23	57	28	14	1
24	57	28	14	1
25	59	27	13	1
26	59	27	13	1
27	61	26	12	1
28	61	26	12	1
29	63	25	11	1
30	65	24	10	1
31	66	23	10	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 4:23 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:23 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.9	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3
Sunrise (AM)	4:23	4:24	4:26	4:27	4:29	4:30	4:31	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:37	4:38	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:44	4:45	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:51	4:52	4:54	4:55	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:01	5:02	5:04	5:05
Sunset (PM)	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.9	4:23	7:17
2	14.9	4:24	7:16
3	14.8	4:26	7:15
4	14.8	4:27	7:13
5	14.7	4:29	7:12
6	14.7	4:30	7:10
7	14.6	4:31	7:08
8	14.6	4:33	7:07
9	14.5	4:34	7:05
10	14.5	4:35	7:03
11	14.4	4:37	7:02
12	14.4	4:38	7:00
13	14.3	4:40	6:58
14	14.3	4:41	6:57
15	14.2	4:42	6:55
16	14.2	4:44	6:53
17	14.1	4:45	6:51
18	14.0	4:47	6:49
19	14.0	4:48	6:47
20	13.9	4:49	6:45
21	13.9	4:51	6:44
22	13.8	4:52	6:42
23	13.8	4:54	6:40
24	13.7	4:55	6:38
25	13.7	4:57	6:36
26	13.6	4:58	6:34
27	13.5	4:59	6:32
28	13.5	5:01	6:30
29	13.4	5:02	6:28
30	13.4	5:04	6:26
31	13.3	5:05	6:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Saguenay?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Saguenay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saguenay in August

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

In August, Saguenay sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Saguenay 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 Saguenay 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	4	6	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	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Saguenay?

Saguenay sits at 48.4°N, 71.1°W, 84 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Chicoutimi, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Saguenay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saguenay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,096 m.

The land around Saguenay is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

168 m

trees 49%

16 km

295 m

trees 56%

80 km

1,096 m

trees 83%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← July Saguenay year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Chicoutimi 0.0 km · Jonquière 14 km · Alma 45 km · Rivière-du-Loup 131 km · Charlesbourg 170 km · La Haute-Saint-Charles 171 km · Beauport 173 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 175 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 Saguenay (48.4168°, -71.0657°, elevation 84 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	22	13
10	22	13
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	21	11
24	21	11
25	21	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	48
4	48
5	48
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	42
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	44
28	44
29	44
30	45
31	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	37	37	23	4
2	37	37	23	4
3	37	37	23	3
4	37	37	22	3
5	38	37	22	3
6	38	37	21	3
7	39	37	21	3
8	40	37	21	3
9	41	36	20	3
10	42	36	19	3
11	43	35	19	3
12	44	35	19	3
13	45	34	18	3
14	46	34	18	3
15	47	33	17	3
16	48	33	17	2
17	49	32	17	2
18	50	32	16	2
19	51	31	16	2
20	52	30	16	2
21	54	29	15	2
22	55	29	15	1
23	57	28	14	1
24	57	28	14	1
25	59	27	13	1
26	59	27	13	1
27	61	26	12	1
28	61	26	12	1
29	63	25	11	1
30	65	24	10	1
31	66	23	10	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	22	13
10	22	13
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	21	11
24	21	11
25	21	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	48
4	48
5	48
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	42
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	44
28	44
29	44
30	45
31	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	37	37	23	4
2	37	37	23	4
3	37	37	23	3
4	37	37	22	3
5	38	37	22	3
6	38	37	21	3
7	39	37	21	3
8	40	37	21	3
9	41	36	20	3
10	42	36	19	3
11	43	35	19	3
12	44	35	19	3
13	45	34	18	3
14	46	34	18	3
15	47	33	17	3
16	48	33	17	2
17	49	32	17	2
18	50	32	16	2
19	51	31	16	2
20	52	30	16	2
21	54	29	15	2
22	55	29	15	1
23	57	28	14	1
24	57	28	14	1
25	59	27	13	1
26	59	27	13	1
27	61	26	12	1
28	61	26	12	1
29	63	25	11	1
30	65	24	10	1
31	66	23	10	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	22	13
10	22	13
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	21	11
24	21	11
25	21	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	48
4	48
5	48
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	42
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	44
28	44
29	44
30	45
31	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	37	37	23	4
2	37	37	23	4
3	37	37	23	3
4	37	37	22	3
5	38	37	22	3
6	38	37	21	3
7	39	37	21	3
8	40	37	21	3
9	41	36	20	3
10	42	36	19	3
11	43	35	19	3
12	44	35	19	3
13	45	34	18	3
14	46	34	18	3
15	47	33	17	3
16	48	33	17	2
17	49	32	17	2
18	50	32	16	2
19	51	31	16	2
20	52	30	16	2
21	54	29	15	2
22	55	29	15	1
23	57	28	14	1
24	57	28	14	1
25	59	27	13	1
26	59	27	13	1
27	61	26	12	1
28	61	26	12	1
29	63	25	11	1
30	65	24	10	1
31	66	23	10	1