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Climate in Causapscal · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns wake to more frost than Causapscal

Sunny July days climb to about 23.8°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 43°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 71% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to May, in months below 10°C on average.

July afternoons: cooler than 71% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 86% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 58% of Canadian towns

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at Causapscal, 0.7 km north.

July high

23.8°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−19.2°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

932 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

323 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

207

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Causapscal at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−8°C−19°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−6°C−18°C

Mar0°C−12°C

Apr7°C−4°C

May16°C2°C

Jun21°C7°C

Jul24°C11°CWarmest

Aug23°C10°C

Sep18°C5°C

Oct10°C1°CWettest

Nov now3°C−5°C

Dec−4°C−13°C

What stands out about Causapscal’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.

Snowier than 96% of Canadian townsAbout 323 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.Colder than 86% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −19.2°C, the coldest of the year.A wider year than 85% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 43.0°C.

A normal year

What a year in Causapscal feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−6°C / −17°C

220 mm, with 205 cm of snow

Spring

8°C / −5°C

210 mm, with 84 cm of snow

Summer

23°C / 9°C

246 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

10°C / 0°C

256 mm, with 35 cm of snow: the wettest season

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0°C−12°C

7°C−4°C

16°C2°C

21°C7°C

24°C11°C

23°C10°C

18°C5°C

10°C1°C

3°C−5°C

−4°C−13°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

About 207 frosts and 81 warm days a year

The frost season runs September to June, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 40 nights a year drop under −20°C.

207

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 96% of Canadian towns

103

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

About 932 mm of rain and snow a year

The most falls in October, the least in April. On about 132 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

932 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 58% of Canadian towns

630 mm

Of it as rain alone (68%)

97 mm

October, the wettest month

64 mm

April, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

97 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

93 mm

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Precipitation and snowfall: Mont-Joli, 77 km away (Causapscal records no complete year of either).

Snow

About 323 cm of snow a year

Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 72 cm).

323 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 96% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

65 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

72 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

65 cm

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Living here

Living with Causapscal’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Causapscal’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Causapscal

Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Causapscal.

Distance from the town	0.7 km north
Station altitude	168 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Mont-Joli, 77 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−44.5°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.0°C
Next-nearest location	Mont-Joli, 77 km

Compared with other towns

How Causapscal compares

Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Quebec.

July afternoons23.8°C

CausapscalMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 71% of Canadian towns

January nights−19.2°C

CausapscalMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 86% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year932 mm

CausapscalMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 58% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year323 cm

CausapscalMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 96% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Causapscal’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 40–58 km from Causapscal.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Causapscal	23.8°C	−19.2°C	932 mm
Sayabec 40 km · Mont-Joli	22.9°C 0.9°C cooler	−15.4°C 3.8°C milder	932 mm
Listuguj 49 km · Charlo	23.8°C about the same	−16.2°C 3.0°C milder	1,011 mm

Month by month

Causapscal weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−8.2°C	−19.2°C	−13.9°C	74 mm	72 cm
February	−6.2°C	−18.4°C	−12.6°C	65 mm	66 cm
March	−0.1°C	−12.0°C	−6.4°C	70 mm	60 cm
April	7.1°C	−3.9°C	1.8°C	64 mm	22 cm
May	15.7°C	2.1°C	8.9°C	76 mm	2 cm
June	21.2°C	7.4°C	14.4°C	76 mm	0 cm
July	23.8°C	11.1°C	17.2°C	93 mm	0 cm
August	22.9°C	9.8°C	16.1°C	78 mm	0 cm
September	17.9°C	5.4°C	11.7°C	86 mm	0 cm
October	10.2°C	0.6°C	5.4°C	97 mm	4 cm
November	2.5°C	−5.0°C	−1.1°C	74 mm	31 cm
December	−4.2°C	−13.0°C	−9.0°C	81 mm	67 cm
Year	8.6°C	−2.9°C	2.7°C	932 mm	323 cm

Year to year

February varies most from one year to the next (3.1°C), August least

Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −38.0°C in 2014 to 24.0°C in 2012.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Causapscal’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Causapscal (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Causapscal’s climate

How warm does Causapscal get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.8°C.

How cold does Causapscal get in winter?

The coldest nights come in January, averaging −19.2°C.

How much rain and snow does Causapscal get?

Some 932 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in October (97 mm), the least in April (64 mm).

Are these figures for Causapscal itself?

Yes: ECCC’s normals station is inside Causapscal itself.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Causapscal →

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).