Saint-Pierre (Miquelon) weather by month
The best time to visit Saint-Pierre (Miquelon) is July to September — 80/100 in August, 21°C and 11 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (72/100 on average).
The worst month is January at 25/100 — freezing, rainy, clean air. See January →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Best season: June to August (72/100 on average) · worst January (25/100)
- Days
- 21°C
- Nights
- 15°C
- Wet days
- 11
- Sun
- 9.8 h
- Humidity
- 89%
- Daylight
- 14 h

Saint-Pierre, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Saint-Pierre is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Saint-Pierre through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Saint-Pierre in August
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyFête Basque, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Saint-Pierre
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Detailed February-specific weather trip reports for Saint-Pierre are limited on the forum, with most seasonal discussion focused on summer (June-July fog, August-September as locals' preferred window). Posters describing the islands' climate more broadly call it genuinely unpredictable regardless of season - cold and rainy, foggy, or occasionally pleasant, with wind that can howl hard enough to matter on a hike. Given the limited February-specific detail available, this note leans on that broader North Atlantic maritime pattern: expect genuinely cold, windy, snow-capable conditions typical of this small French archipelago off Newfoundland in the depths of winter. Posters generally rate February as cold and exposed for Saint-Pierre, well outside the islands' more commonly recommended late-summer visiting window.
Forum posters and locals alike name August, alongside September, as the best time to visit this small French archipelago off Newfoundland - a meaningful upgrade over June and July, which posters describe as extremely foggy. Posters are consistent, though, that even the 'best' months here mean genuinely unpredictable weather: one August 2023 visitor reported rain throughout their stay despite coming prepared with rain gear, and posters generally describe conditions as capable of turning cold, rainy or foggy with little warning, with wind that feels cold even on a sunny day. Posters generally recommend packing for all four seasons regardless of exactly when you visit Saint-Pierre.
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