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

Saint-Pierre Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Northeast & Atlantic Canada · Island80
  1. 25Jan
  2. 30Feb
  3. 40Mar
  4. 49Apr
  5. 62May
  6. 66Jun
  7. 71Jul
  8. 80Aug
  9. 72Sep
  10. 56Oct
  11. 35Nov
  12. 27Dec

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, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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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.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan25F2°C18 d4 hQuiet1
Feb30F1°C17 d5 hQuiet1
Mar40F3°C15 d7 hShoulder1
Apr49F6°C14 d8 hShoulder1
May62C9°C12 d10 hShoulder2
Jun66C13°C13 d9 hShoulder3
Jul71B18°C13 d9 hBusy3
Aug80A21°C11 d10 hBusy3
Sep72B18°C11 d8 hBusy1
Oct56D13°C11 d7 hShoulder1
Nov35F8°C18 d4 hShoulder1
Dec27F4°C17 d4 hQuiet1

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.

May
  • Grand Banks fog15 May – 15 Aug (usually)Season
  • Summer season opens1 May – 30 SepOpening
June
  • Fête des Marins14–22 Jun (usually)Festival
July
  • Le 14 Juillet13–15 JulHoliday
August
  • Fête Basque8–18 Aug (usually)Festival
October
  • Winter shutdown1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)Closure

Everything on in Saint-Pierre through the year →

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)

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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.
Tripadvisor community · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
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.
Tripadvisor community · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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