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Climate - St Pierre Miquelon


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The climate of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French overseas collectivity, is cold oceanic, with cold winters, in which the temperature is often below freezing, and mild summers. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is a small archipelago located south of the Canadian island of Newfoundland.
We are in an area where the clash between sea and air currents (the Gulf Stream and the mild wind from the south-west on one side, the Labrador current and the cold wind from the north on the other) gives rise to frequent rains (and snowfalls in winter) but also to frequent fogs. In addition, the islands are windy.
From August to October, the archipelago can occasionally be hit by hurricanes of the Atlantic, which, after affecting the Caribbean, turn north-east. They generally arrive weakened because they have to cross a cold sea, however they can still bring abundant rains and strong winds.

St Pierre

On the coldest days of the year, the temperature can drop to -10/-14 °C (7/14 °F) or even below. In February 1994, it dropped to -17 °C (1.5 °F). On the warmest days of the year, in general the temperature does not exceed 23/24 °C (73/75 °F), even though the record is 28.5 °C (83 °F).
The average temperature of the coldest month (February) is of -3.2 °C (26 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 16.3 °C (61 °F). Summer is particularly cool because of fogs. Here are the average temperatures of the capital, Saint-Pierre.
St Pierre - Average temperatures
MonthMin (°C)Max (°C)Mean (°C)Min (°F)Max (°F)Mean (°F)
January-50-2.6233227.2
February-6-1-3.2223126.2
March-41-1.4253429.6
April042314035.5
May385.6374742.2
June7129.6445449.3
July121714.1536257.4
August141916.2576661.2
September111613.5526156.3
October7118.9445248
November274.6364440.2
December-230.4293732.7
Year3.28.25.737.846.742

Precipitation amounts to 1,385 millimeters (54.5 inches) per year: it is therefore quite abundant. It ranges from 90 mm (3.5 in) in the driest month (July) to 150 mm (5.9 in) in the wettest (November). Here is the average precipitation.
St Pierre - Average precipitation
MonthMillimetersInchesDays
January1104.316
February1204.713
March1003.913
April1003.910
May1204.711
June953.710
July903.510
August1104.310
September1104.39
October1355.312
November1505.913
December1455.715
Year138554.5142

On average, there are around 1,425 sunshine hours per year. So, the sun doesn't shine often. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
St Pierre - Sunshine hours
MonthAverageTotal
January1.550
February2.570
March3.5115
April4.5130
May5.5165
June6175
July5.5165
August5.5175
September5155
October4120
November265
December1.545
Year3.91430

The sea temperature ranges between 1 °C (34 °F) and 16 °C (61 °F). So, it never becomes warm for swimming. Here are the average sea temperatures.
St Pierre - Sea temperature
MonthCelsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)
January236
February134
March134
April134
May439
June745
July1254
August1661
September1457
October1152
November745
December439
Year6.744.1


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