Photo: abdallahh from Montréal, Canada · CC BY 2.0Pointe-Lebel has some of the coolest summers among Canadian towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −18.8°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. About 194 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 88% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 124 days a year with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Baie-Comeau station, 6.3 km east.
A year in Pointe-Lebel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pointe-Lebel’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Pointe-Lebel feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
194 frost days and 53 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 38 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
Rain and melted snow: about 966 mm a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
About 323 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 72 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Baie-Comeau normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Mont-Joli, 61 km away.
Heating a home in Pointe-Lebel
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. Homes here need more heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with Pointe-Lebel’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Gardens get from about 29 May to 21 September without frost, around 114 days in all.
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 wind chill below −20 is part of about 69 days a year here.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 4 days a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Pointe-Lebel’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Baie-Comeau
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Baie-Comeau are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 6.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 22 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Mont-Joli, 61 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 32.0°C |
| Average wind | 14.7 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Mont-Joli, 61 km |
How Pointe-Lebel 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Pointe-Lebel’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 59–68 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Pointe-Lebel.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Lebel Baie-Comeau | 21.3°C | −18.8°C | 966 mm |
| Saint-Ulric 59 km · Mont-Joli | 22.9°C 1.6°C warmer | −15.4°C 3.4°C milder | 932 mm |
| Matane 66 km · Causapscal | 23.8°C 2.5°C warmer | −19.2°C about the same | 932 mm |
Pointe-Lebel weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −8.0°C | −18.8°C | −13.4°C | 65 mm | 72 cm |
| February | −6.7°C | −18.1°C | −12.4°C | 61 mm | 66 cm |
| March | −1.6°C | −11.7°C | −6.7°C | 64 mm | 60 cm |
| April | 4.6°C | −3.4°C | 0.6°C | 72 mm | 22 cm |
| May | 12.3°C | 2.0°C | 7.2°C | 76 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 18.3°C | 7.3°C | 12.8°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 21.3°C | 10.7°C | 16.0°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 20.7°C | 9.9°C | 15.3°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 15.8°C | 5.4°C | 10.6°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 9.0°C | 0.6°C | 4.8°C | 96 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 2.5°C | −4.9°C | −1.2°C | 87 mm | 31 cm |
| December | −4.0°C | −13.0°C | −8.6°C | 78 mm | 67 cm |
| Year | 7.0°C | −2.8°C | 2.1°C | 966 mm | 323 cm |
Two years in three, February’s average lands within 2.9°C of normal, against the steadier July
January has the widest record range, −40.1°C in 1991 to 11.4°C in 1996; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Pointe-Lebel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Baie-Comeau from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- 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: 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 (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Pointe-Lebel’s climate
How warm does Pointe-Lebel get in summer?
Expect highs near 21.3°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Pointe-Lebel get in winter?
Lows sink to −18.8°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Pointe-Lebel get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 966 mm; the range runs from 61 mm in February to 111 mm in July.
Are these figures for Pointe-Lebel itself?
Yes, measured at Baie-Comeau, which sits inside Pointe-Lebel’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pointe-Lebel →
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).