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Climate in Grand-Remous · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Nights turn raw in Grand-Remous each January, colder than in 81% of Canadian towns

Expect July afternoons of about 25.6°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 63% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 43°C across the year, low to high. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 181 days a year at 0°C or below.

July afternoons: warmer than 52% of Canadian towns
January nights: colder than 81% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: wetter than 63% of Canadian towns

Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Grand-Remous come from Maniwaki, 59 km south, so take them as the area’s climate.

A year in Grand-Remous at a glance

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

Jan−6°C−17°CColdest nights
Feb−4°C−17°C
Mar2°C−10°C
Apr10°C−2°C
May19°C5°CLast frost ~16 May
Jun23°C10°C
Jul26°C13°CWarmest
Aug24°C12°C
Sep20°C7°CFirst frost ~26 Sep
Oct12°C2°CWettest
Nov now4°C−5°C
Dec−3°C−12°C

What stands out about Grand-Remous’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Grand-Remous feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter
−5°C / −15°C
208 mm of rain and snow
Spring
10°C / −2°C
216 mm of rain and snow
Summer
24°C / 11°C
261 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
12°C / 1°C
255 mm of rain and snow
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

Frost on 181 days, 20°C on 109

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 33 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

181
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
More frosts than 72% of Canadian towns
86
Days that stay below 0°C
33
Nights a year below −20°C
109
Days a year above 20°C
9
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

30
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

29
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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 939 mm a year

The most falls in October, the least in February. About 141 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

939 mm
Rain and snow a year
Wetter than 63% of Canadian towns
96 mm
October, the wettest month
56 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

96 mm
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Heating

Heating a home in Grand-Remous

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,034 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
1,794 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. That means homes here need more heating than 72% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Grand-Remous’s climate

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

The garden window

From about 16 May to 26 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 132 days.

Get outside

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

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 45 days a year.

Humidex

On some 34 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.

Storms and extremes

For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Grand-Remous’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Maniwaki

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Maniwaki are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town59 km south
Station altitude199 m
Completenessmeets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normalsNo
Snowfall fromNo location within 100 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−38.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202035.3°C
Average wind7.7 km/h on average, most often from the south
Next-nearest locationCharteris, 116 km
Compared with other towns

How Grand-Remous compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.

July afternoons25.6°C
Grand-RemousMedian Canadian town
18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C
Warmer than 52% of Canadian towns
January nights−17.4°C
Grand-RemousMedian Canadian town
−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Colder than 81% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year939 mm
Grand-RemousMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Wetter than 63% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Grand-Remous whose figures come from another normals location. The one place listed is 53 km from Grand-Remous, the nearest with figures.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Grand-Remous Maniwaki25.6°C−17.4°C939 mm
Chute-Saint-Philippe 53 km · St-Jovite25.3°C about the same−18.3°C 0.9°C colder939 mm
Month by month

Grand-Remous weather by month

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

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snow
January−6.4°C−17.4°C−12.0°C76 mm
February−4.3°C−16.5°C−10.4°C56 mm
March2.0°C−10.0°C−4.0°C71 mm
April10.0°C−2.1°C4.0°C72 mm
May18.6°C4.8°C11.7°C73 mm
June23.4°C10.0°C16.7°C80 mm
July25.6°C12.6°C19.1°C87 mm
August24.3°C11.5°C17.9°C95 mm
September19.6°C7.1°C13.3°C87 mm
October11.8°C1.5°C6.7°C96 mm
November4.1°C−4.5°C−0.2°C72 mm
December−3.1°C−12.2°C−7.7°C76 mm
Year10.5°C−1.3°C4.6°C939 mm
Year to year

The most changeable month: February, give or take 3.1°C; the steadiest, July

Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −31.8°C in 2007 to 27.2°C in 2012.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Grand-Remous’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Maniwaki, 1991–2020.
  • 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: snowfall (no location within 100 km publishes a full year of it), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and an altitude correction.

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

Questions about Grand-Remous’s climate

How warm does Grand-Remous get in summer?

Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.6°C on a typical day.

How cold does Grand-Remous get in winter?

On a normal January night the air drops to −17.4°C, the coldest of the year.

How much rain and snow does Grand-Remous get?

Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 939 mm; the range runs from 56 mm in February to 96 mm in October.

Are these figures for Grand-Remous itself?

They are the figures for Maniwaki, which read better as the region’s climate than Grand-Remous’s own.

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

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).