Photo: Étudiant-e désirant garder l'anonymat. · CC BY-SA 4.0Winter nights in Larouche are colder than in 89% of Canadian towns
Expect July afternoons of about 24.5°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 67% of Canadian towns. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 22–25°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Larouche is Bagotville, 40 km east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Larouche at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Larouche’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Larouche feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 188 days, 20°C on 92
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 43 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 928 mm of rain and snow a year
Some 143 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 302 cm in a normal year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 65 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Larouche
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Larouche’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 20 May to about 27 September, some 128 days in a normal year.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →On some 76 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Plan shade and water for about 23 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Larouche’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Bagotville
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Bagotville.
| Distance from the town | 40 km east |
| Station altitude | 159 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.4°C |
| Average wind | 14.9 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Roberval, 56 km |
How Larouche 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 Larouche’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larouche Bagotville | 24.5°C | −20.4°C | 928 mm |
| Saint-Bruno 10 km · Roberval | 23.7°C 0.8°C cooler | −20.8°C about the same | 911 mm |
| Saint-Nazaire 16 km · Bagotville | 24.5°C about the same | −20.4°C about the same | 928 mm |
Larouche weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9.7°C | −20.4°C | −15.1°C | 58 mm | 62 cm |
| February | −7.4°C | −18.7°C | −13.1°C | 48 mm | 52 cm |
| March | −0.7°C | −11.8°C | −6.3°C | 58 mm | 49 cm |
| April | 7.4°C | −3.2°C | 2.1°C | 61 mm | 23 cm |
| May | 16.6°C | 3.7°C | 10.2°C | 78 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 22.3°C | 9.6°C | 16.0°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.5°C | 12.9°C | 18.7°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.4°C | 11.8°C | 17.6°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.2°C | 6.9°C | 12.6°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 9.9°C | 1.4°C | 5.7°C | 92 mm | 8 cm |
| November | 2.3°C | −5.4°C | −1.5°C | 66 mm | 39 cm |
| December | −5.1°C | −13.9°C | −9.5°C | 64 mm | 65 cm |
| Year | 8.5°C | −2.3°C | 3.1°C | 928 mm | 302 cm |
From −33.0°C to 25.2°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 3.2°C from −15.1°C. August moves least, typically by 1.1°C.
Where Larouche’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Bagotville, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Larouche’s climate
How warm does Larouche get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 24.5°C.
How cold does Larouche get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −20.4°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Larouche get?
Some 928 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in July (112 mm), the least in February (48 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 156 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Larouche itself?
They come from Bagotville, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Larouche.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Larouche →
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).