Bathurst
47.62° N, 65.65° W
When to go?
Mean −10 °C, 8 rain days in the month (81 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 45 cm on average in the month.
Against
- Freezinglows of −14 °C
Mean −8 °C, 7 rain days in the month (76 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 66 cm on average in the month.
Against
- Freezinglows of −13 °C
Mean −4 °C, 9 rain days in the month (90 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 72 cm on average in the month.
Against
- Freezinglows of −9 °C
Mean 3 °C, 9 rain days in the month (84 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 10 °C, 10 rain days in the month (89 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 16 °C, 10 rain days in the month (95 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 20 °C, 10 rain days in the month (105 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 19 °C, 9 rain days in the month (88 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 14 °C, 8 rain days in the month (87 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 8 °C, 9 rain days in the month (96 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 1 °C, 9 rain days in the month (96 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean −5 °C, 9 rain days in the month (104 mm).
Against
- Freezinglows of −10 °C
The best months are June–August. Ideal for skiing: January–March (snow on the ground, at least 40 cm). Avoid December (freezing).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Sea temperature: Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Monthly mean sea temperature: Gulf of Saint Lawrence (°C)
Monthly mean sea temperature: Gulf of Saint Lawrence (°C)
Snow on the ground
Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)
Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +1.0 °C; in the last ten years by +1.5 °C. Warmest year: 2024 (+2.7 °C), coldest: 1972 (−1.6 °C).
December and September warmed the most (+2.3 and +1.7 °C), March the least (+0.3 °C). The warm season (above the annual mean of then, 4 °C) begins 3 days earlier and ends 4 days later.
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: +2 % every ten years.
The sea, then and now
+1.4 °Cthe sea today, compared with 1961–1990
Snow, then and now
−13 %winter snow today, compared with 1961–1990