Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat
Deep winter brings January lows near −8.4°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 31°C. None of the 513 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec has milder January nights. Have the furnace checked before October to May, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Îles de la Madeleine (9.6 km north-east).
A year in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 147 days, 20°C on 51
From November to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,038 mm a year
October brings the most rain and snow; April, the least. About 140 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
225 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs November to May; January brings the most, about 56 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
85% 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.
Living with Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
A normal year gives the garden about 183 frost-free days, roughly 5 May to 5 November.
Plan time outside for Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 22 days a year.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 9 days a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Îles de la Madeleine
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Îles de la Madeleine are 4 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 9.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 11 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −26.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 30.1°C |
| Average wind | 22.8 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | East Point, 102 km |
How Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine with figures are 114–116 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine Îles de la Madeleine | 20.8°C | −8.4°C | 1,038 mm |
| Souris 114 km · St. Peters/Monticello | 23.4°C 2.6°C warmer | −9.9°C 1.5°C colder | 1,116 mm |
| Inverness County, Subdivision A 114 km · Cheticamp | 23.6°C 2.8°C warmer | −7.7°C 0.7°C milder | 1,303 mm |
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine 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 | −2.5°C | −8.4°C | −5.5°C | 93 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −3.6°C | −10.1°C | −6.8°C | 74 mm | 52 cm |
| March | −0.7°C | −6.4°C | −3.6°C | 76 mm | 37 cm |
| April | 4.1°C | −1.2°C | 1.5°C | 71 mm | 18 cm |
| May | 10.4°C | 3.7°C | 7.1°C | 79 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 15.9°C | 9.1°C | 12.5°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 20.8°C | 14.6°C | 17.7°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.3°C | 15.4°C | 18.4°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.3°C | 11.7°C | 14.5°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.4°C | 6.4°C | 9.0°C | 108 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.1°C | 1.3°C | 3.6°C | 99 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 1.1°C | −3.6°C | −1.3°C | 104 mm | 47 cm |
| Year | 8.5°C | 2.7°C | 5.6°C | 1,038 mm | 225 cm |
From year to year, February moves by 2.4°C, more than any month, and August least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; January’s run from −26.5°C in 1994 to 12.3°C in 2006.
Where Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Îles de la Madeleine, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine’s climate
How warm does Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine get in summer?
In August, the warmest month, the typical high is 21.3°C.
How cold does Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to February, at about −10.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,038 mm a year; October leads with 108 mm and April trails with 71 mm.
Are these figures for Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine itself?
Yes: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Îles de la Madeleine, which is in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
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