Saguenay weather in February

In February, Saguenay sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Saguenay's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saguenay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:03 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
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.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Saguenay reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°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 0°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Saguenay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Saguenay weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -20°6611.813.28.60.0
Feb-8° / -18°529.710.89.90.0
Mar-2° / -12°7011.411.211.60.0
Apr / -3°8512.3713.40.9
May15° / 9212.70.9154.4
Jun21° / 10°10012.9015.85.9
Jul23° / 13°13115.4015.55.8
Aug22° / 12°11914.2014.15.9
Sep17° / 12713.8012.44.6
Oct / 11914.7310.61.6
Nov / -5°9514.210.190.0
Dec-6° / -14°8013.414.18.20.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
52971
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132971
142971
152971
162971
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183070
192971
202971
213070
223070
233070
243169
253070
263070
273070
283070

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Saguenay gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13036
23036
33036
43036
53136
63136
73137
83237
93238
103338
113339
123439
133540
143540
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253840
263840
273740
283740

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:234:33
29.27:224:34
39.37:204:36
49.37:194:37
59.47:184:39
69.47:164:41
79.57:154:42
89.57:134:44
99.67:124:45
109.67:104:47
119.77:094:49
129.77:074:50
139.87:064:52
149.87:044:53
159.97:034:55
169.97:014:57
1710.06:594:58
1810.06:585:00
1910.16:565:02
2010.26:545:03
2110.26:525:05
2210.36:515:06
2310.36:495:08
2410.46:475:10
2510.46:455:11
2610.56:435:13
2710.66:415:14
2810.66:395:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.42 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 — February's 2.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Saguenay?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saguenay.

What to pack for Saguenay in February

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

In February, Saguenay sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Saguenay in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. 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.

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 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
16 km
295 m
80 km
1,096 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February 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
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 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).