Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Midwinter lows in Palmarolle sink below those of 89% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.7°C. A year here swings 44°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 71% of Canadian towns. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Palmarolle is Rouyn, 47 km south, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Palmarolle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Palmarolle’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Palmarolle feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
188 frost days and 86 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 44 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 787 mm of rain and snow a year
August brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 508th wettest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec. About 123 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Rouyn normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Kirkland Lake, 82 km away.
Heating a home in Palmarolle
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. Homes here need more heating than 86% of Canadian towns.
Living with Palmarolle’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Count on some 80 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Plan shade and water for about 18 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Palmarolle’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Rouyn
Rouyn is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 47 km south |
| Station altitude | 318 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Kirkland Lake, 82 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, 82 km |
How Palmarolle compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Palmarolle whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 80–96 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Palmarolle.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmarolle Rouyn | 23.7°C | −20.1°C | 787 mm |
| Amos 80 km · Val-d'Or | 23.8°C about the same | −22.2°C 2.1°C colder | 868 mm |
| Kirkland Lake 84 km · Kirkland Lake | 24.0°C about the same | −21.9°C 1.8°C colder | 787 mm |
Palmarolle 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 |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.2°C; August the least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −33.1°C (2003) and 25.6°C (2012).
Where Palmarolle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Rouyn, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: snow, with no complete snowfall normals within 100 km, sunshine, which ECCC published for no location, and any height adjustment.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Palmarolle’s climate
How warm does Palmarolle get in summer?
Highs reach 23.7°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Palmarolle get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −20.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Palmarolle get?
Measured as water, a year brings 787 mm: 90 mm in August, the wettest month, and 36 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Palmarolle itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Rouyn; Palmarolle has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Palmarolle →
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).