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Monthly climate in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lac-Megantic features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (15 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-26 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1257 mm (49.5 inches) and receives 176 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lac-Megantic enjoys an average of 2663 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 44 minutes to 15 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada §

The warmest months in Lac-Megantic are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 18 °C (60 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -7 °C (15 - 20 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lac-Megantic experiences 19 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 160 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean maximum 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average high -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Daily mean -10°C
(15°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)
Average low -14°C
(7°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Mean minimum -27°C
(-16°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -25°C
(-12°F)
Minimum -32°C
(-26°F)		 -28°C
(-17°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)		 -15°C
(4°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -30°C
(-21°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada §

Lac-Megantic usually has the most precipitation in April, June and October, with an average of 15 rainy days and 124 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lac-Megantic are February, March and September. On average, 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 92 (3.6) 87 (3.4) 84 (3.3) 121 (4.7) 111 (4.4) 115 (4.5) 114 (4.5) 114 (4.5) 79 (3.1) 136 (5.4) 112 (4.4) 92 (3.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 16 14 15 14 15 16 15 10 16 16 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada §

The sunniest months in Lac-Megantic are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lac-Megantic: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 104 151 219 210 280 321 327 324 279 184 131 129
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 8m 10h 23m 11h 57m 13h 33m 14h 55m 15h 37m 15h 14m 14h 0m 12h 28m 10h 52m 9h 28m 8h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada §

Lac-Megantic experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 10, 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 Lac-Megantic UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 4 5 7 9 10 8 8 7 5 3 2