Editing Saint Pierre and Miquelon (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Port of saint-pierre, SPM.jpg|thumb|Port of Miquelon during the winter]]

In spite of being located at a similar latitude to the [[Bay of Biscay]], the archipelago is characterized by a cold borderline [[humid continental climate|humid continental]]/[[subarctic climate]], under the influence of polar air masses and the cold [[Labrador Current]].<ref name="ann-2010-1"/> The mild winters for being a subarctic climate also means it has influences of [[subpolar oceanic climate]], thus being at the confluence of three climatic types. The February mean is just below the {{convert|-3|C|F}} isotherm for that classification.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=718050&cityname=Saint-Pierre-St.-Pierre-Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon |title=Saint Pierre Temperature Averages |publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203173517/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=718050&cityname=Saint-Pierre-St.-Pierre-Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon |archive-date=3 February 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to just three months being above 10&nbsp;°C (50&nbsp;°F) in mean temperatures and winter lows being so mild, Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a [[Köppen Climate Classification]] of ''Dfc'', if bordering on ''Cfc'' due to the mildness of the winter and either ''Dfb'' or ''Cfb'' due to the closeness of the fourth-and fifth-warmest months to having mean temperatures at or above 10&nbsp;°C (50&nbsp;°F).

Typical maritime [[seasonal lag]] is also strong with September being warmer than June and March being colder than December. The average temperature is {{cvt|5.3|C|||}}, with a temperature range of 19 °C (35 °F) between the warmest ({{cvt|15.7|C|||}} in August) and coldest months ({{cvt|-3.6|C|||}} in February).<ref name="ann-2010-1"/> [[Precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]] is abundant ({{cvt|1312|mm|disp=or||}} per year) and regular (146 days per year), falling as snow and rain.<ref name="ann-2010-1"/> Because of its location at the confluence of the cold waters of the Labrador Current and the warm waters of the [[Gulf Stream]], the archipelago is also crossed a hundred days a year by fog banks, mainly in June and July.<ref name="ann-2010-1"/>

Two other climatic elements are remarkable: the extremely variable winds and haze during the spring to early summer.<ref name="om-pres">{{cite web |url=http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/?presentation-saint-pierre-et-miquelon.html |title=Présentation |publisher=L'Outre-Mer |access-date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128034432/http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/?presentation-saint-pierre-et-miquelon.html |archive-date=28 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Meteo France
|Town=Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|Sunshine= 1,427
|Rain=1,323.5
|Snow=99.0
|Storm=6.6
|Fog=100.8<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lameteo.org/index.php/12-climatologie/1672-normales-climatiques-1981-2010-saint-pierre-et-miquelon |title=Normales climatiques 1981-2010 : Saint Pierre and Miquelon |website=www.lameteo.org |access-date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029054937/https://www.lameteo.org/index.php/12-climatologie/1672-normales-climatiques-1981-2010-saint-pierre-et-miquelon |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|location = St Pierre and Miquelon (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1941–present)
|metric first = y
|single line = y
|Jan record high C = 9.8
|Feb record high C = 9.4
|Mar record high C = 12.2
|Apr record high C = 13.8
|May record high C = 22.0
|Jun record high C = 25.1
|Jul record high C = 28.3
|Aug record high C = 26.2
|Sep record high C = 26.8
|Oct record high C = 20.1
|Nov record high C = 15.1
|Dec record high C = 12.8
|year record high C = 28.3
|Jan high C = 0.2
|Feb high C = -0.4
|Mar high C = 1.4
|Apr high C = 4.8
|May high C = 8.9
|Jun high C = 12.9
|Jul high C = 17.1
|Aug high C = 19.4
|Sep high C = 16.6
|Oct high C = 11.7
|Nov high C = 7.2
|Dec high C = 3.1
|year high C = 8.6
|Jan mean C = -2.4
|Feb mean C = -2.9
|Mar mean C = -1.1
|Apr mean C = 2.1
|May mean C = 5.9
|Jun mean C = 9.9
|Jul mean C = 14.4
|Aug mean C = 16.8
|Sep mean C = 14.0
|Oct mean C = 9.3
|Nov mean C = 4.8
|Dec mean C = 0.8
|year mean C = 6.0
|Jan low C = -4.9
|Feb low C = -5.5
|Mar low C = -3.5
|Apr low C = -0.5
|May low C = 2.8
|Jun low C = 6.8
|Jul low C = 11.6
|Aug low C = 14.2
|Sep low C = 11.3
|Oct low C = 6.9
|Nov low C = 2.5
|Dec low C = -1.5
|year low C = 3.4
|Jan record low C = -17.4
|Feb record low C = -18.7
|Mar record low C = -18.1
|Apr record low C = -9.8
|May record low C = -4.5
|Jun record low C = 0.7
|Jul record low C = 4.9
|Aug record low C = 5.8
|Sep record low C = 1.7
|Oct record low C = -2.6
|Nov record low C = -9.2
|Dec record low C = -14.6
|year record low C = -18.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 104.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 98.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 96.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 88.0
|May precipitation mm = 101.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 93.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 97.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 101.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 129.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 134.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 132.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 117.2
|year precipitation mm = 1295.3
|unit precipitation days = 1.0mm
|Jan precipitation days = 15.7
|Feb precipitation days = 14.0
|Mar precipitation days = 11.5
|Apr precipitation days = 10.4
|May precipitation days = 10.5
|Jun precipitation days = 9.9
|Jul precipitation days = 10.1
|Aug precipitation days = 10.1
|Sep precipitation days = 9.9
|Oct precipitation days = 12.8
|Nov precipitation days = 14.4
|Dec precipitation days = 15.3
|year precipitation days = 144.6
|Jan rain days = 3.03
|Feb rain days = 4.07
|Mar rain days = 5.17
|Apr rain days = 8.83
|May rain days = 12.87
|Jun rain days = 14.60
|Jul rain days = 18.50
|Aug rain days = 11.27
|Sep rain days = 6.33
|Oct rain days = 4.13
|Nov rain days = 4.70
|Dec rain days = 3.53
|year rain days = 97.03
|Jan snow days = 22.63
|Feb snow days = 19.00
|Mar snow days = 15.25
|Apr snow days = 7.36
|May snow days = 0.89
|Jun snow days = 0.04
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.00
|Nov snow days = 4.40
|Dec snow days = 3.20
|year snow days =
|Jan sun= 42.3
|Feb sun= 60.7
|Mar sun= 113.0
|Apr sun= 142.4
|May sun= 174.9
|Jun sun= 164.1
|Jul sun= 150.7
|Aug sun= 168.7
|Sep sun= 159.5
|Oct sun= 117.1
|Nov sun= 61.7
|Dec sun= 38.0
|year sun= 1392.9
|source 1 = Météo France<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meteospm.org/clim.php |title=Statistiques: Saint Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon |publisher=Météo France |language=fr |access-date=10 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010141939/http://www.meteospm.org/clim.php |archive-date=10 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meteospm.org/records.php |title=Records pour la station de Saint Pierre |publisher=Météo France |language=fr |access-date=10 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011060423/http://www.meteospm.org/records.php |archive-date=11 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> (Averages are for the period 1991–2020.)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97502001.pdf |title=Climate of St-Pierre 1991-2020 |language=fr |publisher=[[Météo-France]] |access-date=20 August 2022 |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418064354/https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97502001.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|date=August 2013
}}