Summers in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski are cooler than in 92% of Canadian towns
January nights here settle around −15.4°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 73% of Canadian towns. Of all months, October brings the most precipitation and April the least. Frost comes on about 172 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are not Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Mont-Joli, 21 km north.
A year in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 172 days, 20°C on 72
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 16 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 932 mm of rain and snow a year
Some 132 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 323 cm of snow a year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 72 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. A house here needs more heating than 81% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 16 May to about 14 October, some 150 days in a normal year.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 59 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Count on some 16 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Mont-Joli
ECCC builds the Mont-Joli normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 21 km north |
| Station altitude | 52 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.1°C |
| Average wind | 17.3 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Rimouski, 25 km |
How Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s would only repeat its figures. No closer place has figures: this one lies 19 km from Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski Mont-Joli | 22.9°C | −15.4°C | 932 mm |
| Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard 19 km · Rimouski | 23.5°C 0.6°C warmer | −14.6°C 0.8°C milder | 965 mm |
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski 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 | −7.2°C | −15.4°C | −11.3°C | 74 mm | 72 cm |
| February | −6.2°C | −14.4°C | −10.3°C | 65 mm | 66 cm |
| March | −0.9°C | −8.9°C | −4.9°C | 70 mm | 60 cm |
| April | 6.0°C | −1.9°C | 2.0°C | 64 mm | 22 cm |
| May | 14.0°C | 3.9°C | 9.0°C | 76 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 19.8°C | 9.2°C | 14.6°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 22.9°C | 12.9°C | 17.9°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.1°C | 12.1°C | 17.1°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.3°C | 8.0°C | 12.7°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 9.7°C | 2.5°C | 6.1°C | 97 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 3.5°C | −2.8°C | 0.4°C | 74 mm | 31 cm |
| December | −2.9°C | −9.6°C | −6.2°C | 81 mm | 67 cm |
| Year | 8.2°C | −0.4°C | 3.9°C | 932 mm | 323 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.7°C; August the least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −25.4°C (1992) to 23.3°C (2012).
Where Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Mont-Joli, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- 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 Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s climate
How warm does Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 22.9°C.
How cold does Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski get in winter?
Lows sink to −15.4°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski get?
Rain and snow add up to about 932 mm of water a year; October brings the most (97 mm), April the least (64 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski itself?
They are borrowed from Mont-Joli, the nearest place to Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski →
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