Photo: The original uploader was Emdx at French Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.0 caFew Canadian towns have cooler summers than Uashat 27
Nights in January average −20.1°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 95% of Canadian towns. Some 40°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from September to May, when means dip under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Uashat 27 has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Sept-Îles, 9.3 km east, instead.
A year in Uashat 27 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Uashat 27’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Uashat 27 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 205 frosts and 37 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to June, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 45 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,077 mm of rain and snow a year
October brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. About 126 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Uashat 27
83% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: September to May.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. That means homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Uashat 27’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 76 days a year.
About 1 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Uashat 27’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Sept-Îles
Sept-Îles is a composite: ECCC joins 4 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 55 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.6°C |
| Average wind | 13.0 km/h on average, most often from the east |
| Next-nearest location | Cap-Chat, 129 km |
How Uashat 27 compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Uashat 27’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Uashat 27 with figures are 122–144 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uashat 27 Sept-Îles | 19.7°C | −20.1°C | 1,077 mm |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 122 km · Cap-Chat | 19.7°C about the same | −13.9°C 6.2°C milder | 1,077 mm |
| Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis 128 km · Cap-Madeleine | 20.3°C 0.6°C warmer | −13.4°C 6.7°C milder | 1,161 mm |
Uashat 27 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean and precipitation.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −8.9°C | −20.1°C | −14.5°C | 77 mm |
| February | −7.4°C | −19.4°C | −13.4°C | 60 mm |
| March | −1.9°C | −12.7°C | −7.3°C | 74 mm |
| April | 4.1°C | −4.4°C | −0.1°C | 76 mm |
| May | 10.9°C | 1.1°C | 6.0°C | 86 mm |
| June | 16.7°C | 6.5°C | 11.6°C | 87 mm |
| July | 19.7°C | 10.3°C | 15.1°C | 103 mm |
| August | 19.5°C | 9.6°C | 14.6°C | 86 mm |
| September | 14.8°C | 4.8°C | 9.8°C | 107 mm |
| October | 8.4°C | 0.1°C | 4.3°C | 118 mm |
| November | 1.7°C | −6.3°C | −2.3°C | 112 mm |
| December | −4.9°C | −14.3°C | −9.6°C | 92 mm |
| Year | 6.1°C | −3.7°C | 1.2°C | 1,077 mm |
March: −32.8°C at its coldest, 16.4°C at its warmest
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 3.1°C around its normal of −13.4°C, the widest of any month, while July’s shifts by 0.9°C.
Where Uashat 27’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Sept-Îles, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: a snowfall figure (none within 100 km), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Uashat 27’s climate
How warm does Uashat 27 get in summer?
Expect highs near 19.7°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Uashat 27 get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −20.1°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Uashat 27 get?
October is the wettest month at 118 mm and February the driest at 60 mm, for 1,077 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Uashat 27 itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Sept-Îles; Uashat 27 has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Uashat 27 →
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