Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0Notre-Dame-des-Neiges sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −16.6°C on average. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 83% of Canadian towns. Expect the most rain and snow in October and the least in January. Windshields need scraping on about 177 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Grandes-Bergeronnes, 30 km north-west.
A year in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Notre-Dame-des-Neiges’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
177 frost days and 62 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. 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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,124 mm a year
On about 137 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
281 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 66 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 82% of Canadian towns.
Living with Notre-Dame-des-Neiges’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Notre-Dame-des-Neiges’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Grandes-Bergeronnes
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Grandes-Bergeronnes are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 30 km north-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, 42 km |
How Notre-Dame-des-Neiges 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 Notre-Dame-des-Neiges whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Grandes-Bergeronnes | 22.3°C | −16.6°C | 1,124 mm |
| Trois-Pistoles 3.0 km · Grandes-Bergeronnes | 22.3°C about the same | −16.6°C about the same | 1,124 mm |
| L'Isle-Verte 14 km · Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin | 22.5°C about the same | −15.5°C 1.1°C milder | 1,124 mm |
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges 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 |
In March, anything from −28.6°C to 18.0°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 2.9°C of the normal, −12.5°C. August is the steadiest, within 0.8°C.
Where Notre-Dame-des-Neiges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Grandes-Bergeronnes (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- 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: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Notre-Dame-des-Neiges’s climate
How warm does Notre-Dame-des-Neiges get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 22.3°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Notre-Dame-des-Neiges get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −16.6°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Notre-Dame-des-Neiges get?
Count on roughly 1,124 mm a year, heaviest in October (124 mm) and lightest in January (63 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 147 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Notre-Dame-des-Neiges itself?
No, the station behind them is Grandes-Bergeronnes, beyond Notre-Dame-des-Neiges’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Notre-Dame-des-Neiges →
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).