Macamic has colder winter nights than 89% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.7°C. Precipitation peaks in August and eases off in February. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 71% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 123 times a year.
The nearest ECCC normals location is Rouyn, 56 km south: at that distance its figures describe the region more than Macamic itself.
A year in Macamic at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Macamic’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Macamic feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
188 frost days and 86 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 44 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
787 mm of precipitation in a typical year
508th wettest of 513 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Rouyn normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Kirkland Lake, 100 km away.
Heating a home in Macamic
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 86% of Canadian towns.
Living with Macamic’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 80 days a year here.
On some 18 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Macamic’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Rouyn
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Rouyn.
| Distance from the town | 56 km south |
| Station altitude | 318 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Kirkland Lake, 100 km |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.4°C |
| Average wind | 12.6 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Kirkland Lake, 100 km |
How Macamic 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 Macamic’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 67–101 km from Macamic.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macamic Rouyn | 23.7°C | −20.1°C | 787 mm |
| Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier 67 km · Val-d'Or | 23.8°C about the same | −22.2°C 2.1°C colder | 868 mm |
| Kirkland Lake 101 km · Kirkland Lake | 24.0°C about the same | −21.9°C 1.8°C colder | 787 mm |
Macamic weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −10.0°C | −20.1°C | −15.1°C | 47 mm |
| February | −7.7°C | −18.9°C | −13.3°C | 36 mm |
| March | −1.0°C | −12.5°C | −6.8°C | 43 mm |
| April | 6.8°C | −4.0°C | 1.4°C | 62 mm |
| May | 16.1°C | 4.1°C | 10.1°C | 65 mm |
| June | 21.6°C | 9.9°C | 15.8°C | 74 mm |
| July | 23.7°C | 12.9°C | 18.3°C | 88 mm |
| August | 21.9°C | 11.5°C | 16.7°C | 90 mm |
| September | 17.5°C | 7.6°C | 12.6°C | 88 mm |
| October | 9.2°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 78 mm |
| November | 1.0°C | −5.9°C | −2.5°C | 63 mm |
| December | −6.1°C | −14.3°C | −10.2°C | 54 mm |
| Year | 7.8°C | −2.4°C | 2.7°C | 787 mm |
A March here can run from −33.1°C to 25.6°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.2°C of its normal of −15.1°C; August keeps to within 1.2°C.
Where Macamic’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Rouyn, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Macamic’s climate
How warm does Macamic get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.7°C on a typical day.
How cold does Macamic get in winter?
Overnight lows average −20.1°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Macamic get?
787 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is August (90 mm); the driest, February (36 mm).
Are these figures for Macamic itself?
Not really: Rouyn, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Macamic.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Macamic →
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).