Sept-Îles weather in February

In February, Sept-Îles sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 9.7 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 31% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sept-Îles's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sept-Îles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:48 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sept-Îles is city in Quebec, Canada.

Density
13/km²
people per km²
Founded
2003

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 Sept-Îles reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Sept-Îles

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.

Sept-Îles 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° / -19°6910.411.18.30.0
Feb-8° / -18°548.79.39.70.0
Mar-2° / -11°7510.310.211.50.0
Apr / -4°8210.67.813.50.2
May12° / 8511.41.915.22.8
Jun18° / 8111.6016.15.4
Jul21° / 12°10213.5015.75.8
Aug20° / 11°9312.4014.35.9
Sep15° / 10312.20.112.44.3
Oct / 11312.42.810.51.3
Nov / -6°10312.28.68.80.0
Dec-6° / -14°9511.6127.90.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
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74753
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94654
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114456
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254060
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284159

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sept-Îles gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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22731
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283535

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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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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513light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:104:08
29.07:094:10
39.17:074:12
49.17:064:13
59.27:044:15
69.27:034:17
79.37:014:18
89.37:004:20
99.46:584:22
109.46:574:23
119.56:554:25
129.66:534:27
139.66:524:29
149.76:504:30
159.76:484:32
169.86:464:34
179.86:454:36
189.96:434:37
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2110.16:374:42
2210.16:354:44
2310.26:334:46
2410.36:314:48
2510.36:294:49
2610.46:274:51
2710.56:254:53
2810.56:234:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
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31.9Dim
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52.0Dim
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
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242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.9Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sept-Îles?

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
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sept-Îles.

What to pack for Sept-Îles in February

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

In February, Sept-Îles sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Sept-Îles in February

The nearest coast averages about -1°C in February — 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 14°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Sept-Îles in February

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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 Sept-Îles peaks around July 9 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateModerateLowJul 9UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug2Low
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sept-Îles in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sept-Îles is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 15.2× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1622 µg/m³Dec 142 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb4Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May10Good
Jun24Moderate
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep6Good
Oct3Good
Nov2Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sept-Îles?

Sept-Îles sits at 50.2°N, 66.4°W, 5 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Baie-Comeau, 168 km away.

EdmundstonRivière-du-LoupMiramichiChicoutimiSaguenayJonquière

Topography around Sept-Îles

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sept-Îles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,000 m.

The land around Sept-Îles is covered by water (54%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
370 m
80 km
1,000 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Baie-Comeau 168 km · Rimouski 249 km · Edmundston 345 km · Rivière-du-Loup 350 km · Miramichi 358 km · Chicoutimi 393 km · Saguenay 393 km · Jonquière 405 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 Sept-Îles (50.2001°, -66.3821°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).