Photo: Minoumi · CC BY 3.0Matane is among the frostiest of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 23.8°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 71% of Canadian towns. Some 43°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 23–24°C, belongs to July and August.
Every figure here comes from Causapscal, 56 km south; ECCC has no normals closer to Matane, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Matane at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Matane’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Matane feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 207 days, 20°C on 81
Frost comes from September to June; in January almost every night freezes. On about 40 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
932 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in October, the least in April. On about 132 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Causapscal publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, so these figures, and the snow below, come from Mont-Joli, 58 km away.
About 323 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 72 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Matane’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Matane’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Causapscal
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Causapscal.
| Distance from the town | 56 km south |
| Station altitude | 168 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Mont-Joli, 58 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Mont-Joli, 58 km |
How Matane 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
Places around Matane whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matane Causapscal | 23.8°C | −19.2°C | 932 mm |
| Sainte-Félicité 14 km · Cap-Chat | 19.7°C 4.1°C cooler | −13.9°C 5.3°C milder | 966 mm |
| Saint-Ulric 14 km · Mont-Joli | 22.9°C 0.9°C cooler | −15.4°C 3.8°C milder | 932 mm |
Matane weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −8.2°C | −19.2°C | −13.9°C | 74 mm | 72 cm |
| February | −6.2°C | −18.4°C | −12.6°C | 65 mm | 66 cm |
| March | −0.1°C | −12.0°C | −6.4°C | 70 mm | 60 cm |
| April | 7.1°C | −3.9°C | 1.8°C | 64 mm | 22 cm |
| May | 15.7°C | 2.1°C | 8.9°C | 76 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.2°C | 7.4°C | 14.4°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.8°C | 11.1°C | 17.2°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.9°C | 9.8°C | 16.1°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.9°C | 5.4°C | 11.7°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 10.2°C | 0.6°C | 5.4°C | 97 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 2.5°C | −5.0°C | −1.1°C | 74 mm | 31 cm |
| December | −4.2°C | −13.0°C | −9.0°C | 81 mm | 67 cm |
| Year | 8.6°C | −2.9°C | 2.7°C | 932 mm | 323 cm |
A March here can run from −38.0°C to 24.0°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 3.1°C of its normal of −12.6°C; August keeps to within 0.9°C.
Where Matane’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Causapscal, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Matane’s climate
How warm does Matane get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.8°C.
How cold does Matane get in winter?
Overnight lows average −19.2°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Matane get?
Count on roughly 932 mm a year, heaviest in October (97 mm) and lightest in April (64 mm).
Are these figures for Matane itself?
They are the figures for Causapscal, which read better as the region’s climate than Matane’s own.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Matane →
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).