Chicoutimi climate — normals and trends
Chicoutimi (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 1,111 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chicoutimi averages 185 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Chicoutimi has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 195 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 18 June 2020) and the coldest -40.9 °C (on 29 December 1993).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ChicoutimiQuebec
- coords
- 48.42°, -71.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.4°C
Average daily high
6.8°C
Average daily low
-2.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,111mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
32.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
185 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
219.6 cm
Average feels-like high
4.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.2 °C
18 June 2020
Coldest day
-40.9 °C
29 December 1993
Wettest day
83 mm
16 August 2003
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
23 December 2022
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
23 December 2022
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
2 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-46.0 °C
29 December 1993
Snowiest day
25.0 cm
17 February 2006
Sunniest day
15.7 h
25 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -9.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 70 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -9.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 66 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | -0.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 106 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 6.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 123 mm | +45 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 116 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 21.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 161 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 148 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 80 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 47 mm | -74 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 82 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 0.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 109 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | -7.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 72 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chicoutimi?
Chicoutimi has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 1,111 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chicoutimi?
The hottest day measured in Chicoutimi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2020, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chicoutimi?
The coldest day measured in Chicoutimi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1993, at -40.9 °C.
Does it snow in Chicoutimi?
Yes. Chicoutimi gets on average 219.6 cm of snow per year and has around 185 frost days.
Has the climate of Chicoutimi warmed?
Yes: Chicoutimi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chicoutimi?
The wettest day measured in Chicoutimi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2003, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chicoutimi?
The windiest day measured in Chicoutimi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 2022, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chicoutimi?
The warmest month in Chicoutimi is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Chicoutimi?
Chicoutimi receives on average 1,111 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chicoutimi?
Chicoutimi gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chicoutimi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chicoutimi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2006, with 25.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chicoutimi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chicoutimi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chicoutimi?
In Chicoutimi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 2 July 2002, and the lowest was -46.0 °C on 29 December 1993.
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