Photo: Yanik Crépeau · CC BY-SA 3.0Winter nights in Ferme-Neuve are colder than in 81% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.6°C. October is the wettest month, February the driest. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 63% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 141 times a year.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Ferme-Neuve come from Maniwaki, 79 km south-west, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Ferme-Neuve at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Ferme-Neuve’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Ferme-Neuve feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 181 frosts and 109 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 33 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 939 mm a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Ferme-Neuve
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. A house here needs more heating than 72% of Canadian towns.
Living with Ferme-Neuve’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Between the last frost, near 16 May, and the first, near 26 September, lie about 132 frost-free days.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 45 days with a wind chill below −20.
About 34 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Ferme-Neuve’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Maniwaki
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Maniwaki are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 79 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 199 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −38.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.3°C |
| Average wind | 7.7 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | St-Jovite, 97 km |
How Ferme-Neuve compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Ferme-Neuve whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest place to Ferme-Neuve with figures is 21 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferme-Neuve Maniwaki | 25.6°C | −17.4°C | 939 mm |
| Chute-Saint-Philippe 21 km · St-Jovite | 25.3°C about the same | −18.3°C 0.9°C colder | 939 mm |
Ferme-Neuve weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.4°C | −17.4°C | −12.0°C | 76 mm |
| February | −4.3°C | −16.5°C | −10.4°C | 56 mm |
| March | 2.0°C | −10.0°C | −4.0°C | 71 mm |
| April | 10.0°C | −2.1°C | 4.0°C | 72 mm |
| May | 18.6°C | 4.8°C | 11.7°C | 73 mm |
| June | 23.4°C | 10.0°C | 16.7°C | 80 mm |
| July | 25.6°C | 12.6°C | 19.1°C | 87 mm |
| August | 24.3°C | 11.5°C | 17.9°C | 95 mm |
| September | 19.6°C | 7.1°C | 13.3°C | 87 mm |
| October | 11.8°C | 1.5°C | 6.7°C | 96 mm |
| November | 4.1°C | −4.5°C | −0.2°C | 72 mm |
| December | −3.1°C | −12.2°C | −7.7°C | 76 mm |
| Year | 10.5°C | −1.3°C | 4.6°C | 939 mm |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.1°C; the steadiest month is July
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −31.8°C (2007) and 27.2°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Ferme-Neuve’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Maniwaki from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- 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: snow, with no complete snowfall normals within 100 km, sunshine, which ECCC published for no location, and any height adjustment.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Ferme-Neuve’s climate
How warm does Ferme-Neuve get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.6°C.
How cold does Ferme-Neuve get in winter?
Lows sink to −17.4°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Ferme-Neuve get?
Rain and snow add up to about 939 mm of water a year; October brings the most (96 mm), February the least (56 mm).
Are these figures for Ferme-Neuve itself?
No: they come from Maniwaki, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Ferme-Neuve.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Ferme-Neuve →
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).