More rain and snow fall on Maricourt than on 74% of Canadian towns: 1,041 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.6°C on average. Precipitation peaks in October and eases off in February. Its July heat outdoes that of 70% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
These are not Maricourt’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses L'Acadie, 24 km south.
A year in Maricourt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Maricourt’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Maricourt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 149 days, 20°C on 124
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Some 15 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
1,041 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 122 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s L'Acadie normals leave out precipitation and snow; both come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport) here, 25 km away.
Snowfall: about 217 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 52 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Maricourt
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months.
Living with Maricourt’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Roughly 36 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
About 50 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Maricourt’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: L'Acadie
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for L'Acadie, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 24 km south |
| Station altitude | 44 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 25 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −32.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.1°C |
| Average wind | 11.4 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 25 km |
How Maricourt 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 Maricourt whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricourt L'Acadie | 26.6°C | −13.6°C | 1,041 mm |
| Nouveau Greenfield Park 1.6 km · Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C about the same | −13.5°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
| Iberville 2.0 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
Maricourt 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 | −4.3°C | −13.6°C | −9.0°C | 86 mm | 52 cm |
| February | −2.9°C | −12.7°C | −7.8°C | 66 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 2.6°C | −6.7°C | −2.1°C | 77 mm | 37 cm |
| April | 11.1°C | 0.7°C | 5.9°C | 90 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 19.5°C | 7.8°C | 13.7°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.2°C | 13.2°C | 18.7°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.6°C | 15.5°C | 21.1°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.3°C | 13.9°C | 19.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.4°C | 9.7°C | 15.6°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.6°C | 4.1°C | 8.9°C | 103 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.1°C | −1.7°C | 2.2°C | 84 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −0.7°C | −8.6°C | −4.7°C | 92 mm | 48 cm |
| Year | 11.9°C | 1.8°C | 6.8°C | 1,041 mm | 217 cm |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 2.9°C of normal, against the steadier August
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −28.7°C in 2003 and a high of 25.4°C in 2012.
Where Maricourt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for L'Acadie, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Maricourt’s climate
How warm does Maricourt get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 26.6°C.
How cold does Maricourt get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −13.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Maricourt get?
The year adds up to 1,041 mm. October is the peak month (103 mm) and February the low one (66 mm).
Are these figures for Maricourt itself?
No, the station behind them is L'Acadie, beyond Maricourt’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Maricourt →
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).