Forestville gets more snow than 90% of Canadian towns: about 279 cm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.5°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 38°C. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 18–24°C.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Forestville come from Rimouski, 53 km south-east, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Forestville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Forestville’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Forestville feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
965 mm of precipitation in a typical year
October brings the most rain and snow; March, the least. About 131 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
279 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 66 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Forestville’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Forestville’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Rimouski
Rimouski is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 53 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 36 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −32.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Grandes-Bergeronnes, 64 km |
How Forestville 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Forestville’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Forestville with figures are 39–66 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestville Rimouski | 23.5°C | −14.6°C | 965 mm |
| Pessamit 39 km · Baie-Comeau | 21.3°C 2.2°C cooler | −18.8°C 4.2°C colder | 966 mm |
| Les Escoumins 49 km · Grandes-Bergeronnes | 22.3°C 1.2°C cooler | −16.6°C 2.0°C colder | 1,124 mm |
| Sainte-Luce 59 km · Mont-Joli | 22.9°C 0.6°C cooler | −15.4°C 0.8°C colder | 932 mm |
Forestville weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7.1°C | −14.6°C | −11.0°C | 71 mm | 61 cm |
| February | −5.7°C | −13.6°C | −9.6°C | 66 mm | 59 cm |
| March | 0.1°C | −7.8°C | −3.9°C | 64 mm | 51 cm |
| April | 7.3°C | −0.9°C | 3.2°C | 73 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 15.1°C | 5.2°C | 10.2°C | 82 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 20.8°C | 10.7°C | 15.7°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 13.7°C | 18.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.5°C | 13.1°C | 17.8°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.7°C | 9.1°C | 13.4°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 10.3°C | 3.6°C | 7.0°C | 96 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 3.7°C | −1.8°C | 0.9°C | 78 mm | 21 cm |
| December | −2.9°C | −9.0°C | −5.8°C | 90 mm | 66 cm |
| Year | 8.8°C | 0.6°C | 4.7°C | 965 mm | 279 cm |
February varies most from one year to the next (2.8°C), July least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −25.5°C (1992) to 24.0°C (2012).
Where Forestville’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Rimouski (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Forestville’s climate
How warm does Forestville get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.5°C.
How cold does Forestville get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −14.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Forestville get?
Rain and snow add up to about 965 mm of water a year; October brings the most (96 mm), March the least (64 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 138 days a year.
Are these figures for Forestville itself?
They are the figures for Rimouski, which read better as the region’s climate than Forestville’s own.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Forestville →
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).