Miramichi's Weather
Miramichi enjoys a cool, moist climate with a mean annual temperature of 4.7 °C (40.5 °F). The January mean temperature is −10.7 °C (12.7 °F) and the mean July temperature is 19.2 °C (66.6 °F).
Our proximity to the Gulf of St. Lawrence tends to moderate the winter climate, but the Arctic air sometimes penetrates into the area during winter. Miramichi winters are sunnier than almost anywhere else in Canada, averaging 120 hours of bright sunshine in January.
Summers are warm, sunny and long bouts of high humidity are not usual. The region averages 250.5 hours of bright sunshine in July and averages about 1,115 mm (43.9 in) of precipitation per year, with about 310.1 cm (122.1 in) falling as snow.
Miramichi ~ The River is Just the Beginning
Miramichi is not just the name of our city. It is a river, a community, a region, an attitude, an identity, a culture. To its people, “The Miramichi” is home sweet home.
The City of Miramichi was born on January 1, 1995, the amalgamation of two towns, three villages and several local service districts along the last easterly banks of the Miramichi River.
Miramichiers are known far and wide for their hospitality. Whether you are a native Miramichier or you’ve arrived from away, it’s not long before you see the friendly grins and hear the familiar “How's she goin'?, followed by the only understandable reply: “The Very Best!
You'll smile to yourself, amused and perhaps even comforted: you too are “home on the Miramichi!”