Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sault Ste. Marie features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (17 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -34 °C (-28 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1017 mm (40.0 inches) and receives 141 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sault Ste. Marie enjoys an average of 2689 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 37 minutes to 15 hours 44 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sault Ste. Marie are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 19 °C (61 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -5 °C (17 - 23 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sault Ste. Marie experiences 20 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 152 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Mean maximum | 2°C (37°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Average high | -5°C (23°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Daily mean | -9°C (17°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Average low | -12°C (10°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -8°C (17°F) |
Mean minimum | -26°C (-14°F) | -24°C (-10°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -21°C (-5°F) |
Minimum | -34°C (-28°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -29°C (-20°F) |
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Sault Ste. Marie usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 120 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sault Ste. Marie are January, February and March. On average, 54 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) | 63 (2.5) | 54 (2.1) | 88 (3.5) | 75 (2.9) | 113 (4.4) | 74 (2.9) | 112 (4.4) | 114 (4.5) | 134 (5.3) | 78 (3.1) | 67 (2.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
The sunniest months in Sault Ste. Marie are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sault Ste. Marie: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 101 | 148 | 232 | 239 | 305 | 326 | 346 | 320 | 257 | 185 | 122 | 104 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 2m | 10h 19m | 11h 57m | 13h 36m | 15h 1m | 15h 44m | 15h 21m | 14h 5m | 12h 29m | 10h 50m | 9h 22m | 8h 37m |
Sault Ste. Marie experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sault Ste. Marie UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |