Photo: Jouu31 · Public domainFew Canadian towns have cooler summers than Les Escoumins
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −16.6°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 83% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 39°C. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 19–22°C.
These are not Les Escoumins’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Grandes-Bergeronnes, 14 km south-west.
A year in Les Escoumins at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Les Escoumins’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Les Escoumins feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 177 frosts and 62 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 23 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
1,124 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in October, the least in January. On about 137 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 281 cm in a normal year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 66 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Les Escoumins
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. A house here needs more heating than 82% of Canadian towns.
Living with Les Escoumins’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Les Escoumins’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Grandes-Bergeronnes
Grandes-Bergeronnes is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 61 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin, 61 km |
How Les Escoumins 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Les Escoumins’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 38–49 km from Les Escoumins.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Escoumins Grandes-Bergeronnes | 22.3°C | −16.6°C | 1,124 mm |
| L'Isle-Verte 38 km · Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin | 22.5°C about the same | −15.5°C 1.1°C milder | 1,124 mm |
| Saint-Fabien 41 km · Rimouski | 23.5°C 1.2°C warmer | −14.6°C 2.0°C milder | 965 mm |
Les Escoumins 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 | −8.2°C | −16.6°C | −12.5°C | 63 mm | 51 cm |
| February | −6.1°C | −15.0°C | −10.5°C | 68 mm | 64 cm |
| March | −0.8°C | −9.4°C | −5.3°C | 74 mm | 52 cm |
| April | 6.1°C | −1.8°C | 2.2°C | 98 mm | 21 cm |
| May | 14.0°C | 4.2°C | 9.1°C | 96 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 19.4°C | 9.4°C | 14.4°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 22.3°C | 12.4°C | 17.3°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.5°C | 11.7°C | 16.6°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16.5°C | 7.3°C | 11.9°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 9.4°C | 2.1°C | 5.8°C | 124 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 2.9°C | −3.4°C | −0.3°C | 78 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −3.7°C | −10.9°C | −7.3°C | 86 mm | 66 cm |
| Year | 7.8°C | −0.8°C | 3.5°C | 1,124 mm | 281 cm |
March: −28.6°C at its coldest, 18.0°C at its warmest
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 2.9°C around its normal of −12.5°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 0.8°C.
Where Les Escoumins’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Grandes-Bergeronnes, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Les Escoumins’s climate
How warm does Les Escoumins get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 22.3°C.
How cold does Les Escoumins get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −16.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Les Escoumins get?
The year adds up to 1,124 mm. October is the peak month (124 mm) and January the low one (63 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 147 days a year.
Are these figures for Les Escoumins itself?
They describe Grandes-Bergeronnes, the nearest normals location, rather than Les Escoumins itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Les Escoumins →
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).