Photo: Gordalmighty · CC BY-SA 3.0Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Barraute
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.8°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 71% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 46°C. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
These are not Barraute’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Val-d'Or, 44 km south.
A year in Barraute at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Barraute’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Barraute feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 202 days, 20°C on 86
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 57 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 868 mm of rain and snow a year
September is the wettest month and February the driest. On about 135 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Barraute
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. By this count, homes here need more heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Barraute’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
On average the last spring frost comes around 31 May and the first autumn frost around 16 September: about 107 frost-free days between.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 85 days a year.
Expect around 19 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Barraute’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Val-d'Or
ECCC builds the Val-d'Or normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 44 km south |
| Station altitude | 337 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −42.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.1°C |
| Average wind | 12.5 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Rouyn, 106 km |
How Barraute compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Barraute whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 50–117 km from Barraute.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barraute Val-d'Or | 23.8°C | −22.2°C | 868 mm |
| Trécesson 50 km · Rouyn | 23.7°C about the same | −20.1°C 2.1°C milder | 868 mm |
| Lebel-sur-Quévillon 84 km · Matagami | 23.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −23.7°C 1.5°C colder | 868 mm |
Barraute weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean and precipitation.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −10.4°C | −22.2°C | −16.3°C | 55 mm |
| February | −8.1°C | −21.2°C | −14.7°C | 42 mm |
| March | −1.6°C | −14.7°C | −8.2°C | 47 mm |
| April | 6.7°C | −5.1°C | 0.8°C | 65 mm |
| May | 16.3°C | 2.7°C | 9.5°C | 69 mm |
| June | 22.0°C | 8.5°C | 15.2°C | 84 mm |
| July | 23.8°C | 11.5°C | 17.7°C | 101 mm |
| August | 22.2°C | 10.3°C | 16.3°C | 93 mm |
| September | 17.3°C | 5.9°C | 11.6°C | 102 mm |
| October | 9.0°C | 0.2°C | 4.6°C | 82 mm |
| November | 0.8°C | −7.2°C | −3.2°C | 75 mm |
| December | −6.3°C | −16.0°C | −11.2°C | 54 mm |
| Year | 7.7°C | −4.0°C | 1.9°C | 868 mm |
April has run from −27.1°C to 26.8°C in thirty years
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 3.5°C from −16.3°C. July moves least, typically by 1.2°C.
Where Barraute’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Val-d'Or, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: a snowfall figure (none within 100 km), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Barraute’s climate
How warm does Barraute get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.8°C on a typical day.
How cold does Barraute get in winter?
Lows sink to −22.2°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Barraute get?
Rain and snow add up to about 868 mm of water a year; September brings the most (102 mm), February the least (42 mm).
Are these figures for Barraute itself?
They are the closest available: the normals for Val-d'Or, since Barraute has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Barraute →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).