Photo: busand2003 · CC BY 3.0Frost comes to Gaspé more often than to 90% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.5°C on average. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 86% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in October and least in February. Have the furnace checked before October to May, the months that average under 10°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at Gaspé, 5.8 km south.
A year in Gaspé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Gaspé’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Gaspé feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 200 frosts and 78 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to June, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 27 nights a year the air falls below −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 1,161 mm a year
About 123 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
385 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 80 cm. The snowiest of 493 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Gaspé
86% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. A house here needs more heating than 82% of Canadian towns.
Living with Gaspé’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Wait until about 4 June to plant out; frost tends to come back around 17 September, about 104 days later.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Expect around 55 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 18 days a year.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Gaspé: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Gaspé
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Gaspé are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 5.8 km south |
| Station altitude | 34 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Average wind | 10.9 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Cap-Madeleine, 75 km |
How Gaspé 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 Gaspé whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 57–77 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Gaspé.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaspé | 23.5°C | −16.7°C | 1,161 mm |
| Chandler 57 km · Miscou Island | 22.3°C 1.2°C cooler | −11.8°C 4.9°C milder | 1,161 mm |
| Grande-Vallée 64 km · Cap-Madeleine | 20.3°C 3.2°C cooler | −13.4°C 3.3°C milder | 1,161 mm |
| Port-Daniel--Gascons 77 km · New Carlisle | 22.7°C 0.8°C cooler | −14.2°C 2.5°C milder | 1,095 mm |
Gaspé 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 | −5.6°C | −16.7°C | −11.1°C | 88 mm | 80 cm |
| February | −4.8°C | −16.7°C | −10.8°C | 73 mm | 74 cm |
| March | 0.4°C | −11.1°C | −5.4°C | 104 mm | 79 cm |
| April | 6.4°C | −3.5°C | 1.4°C | 88 mm | 39 cm |
| May | 13.9°C | 1.3°C | 7.6°C | 92 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 19.7°C | 6.6°C | 13.2°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 10.7°C | 17.1°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 10.0°C | 16.6°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.4°C | 5.5°C | 11.9°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.1°C | 0.8°C | 6.0°C | 130 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 4.4°C | −4.0°C | 0.2°C | 105 mm | 32 cm |
| December | −1.9°C | −10.7°C | −6.3°C | 120 mm | 72 cm |
| Year | 9.0°C | −2.3°C | 3.4°C | 1,161 mm | 385 cm |
From year to year, February moves by 2.5°C, more than any month, and August least
March has the widest record range, −30.1°C in 2008 to 21.1°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Gaspé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Gaspé, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Gaspé’s climate
How warm does Gaspé get in summer?
Afternoons average 23.5°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Gaspé get in winter?
January nights average −16.7°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Gaspé get?
About 1,161 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. October is the wettest month (130 mm) and February the driest (73 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 150 days a year.
Are these figures for Gaspé itself?
They are: the normals station that gives them stands in Gaspé.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Gaspé →
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).