Climate in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Frosty mornings in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé outnumber those of 90% of Canadian towns

Sunny July days climb to about 23.5°C. Winter and summer sit 40°C apart. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 86% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to May, in months below 10°C on average.

July afternoons: cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 80% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 86% of Canadian towns

The nearest ECCC normals location to Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is Gaspé, 39 km north, and every figure on this page is its.

July high

23.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−16.7°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,161 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

385 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

200

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

104

4 Jun to 17 Sep

A year in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−6°C−17°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−5°C−17°C

Mar0°C−11°C

Apr6°C−4°C

May14°C1°C

Jun20°C7°CLast frost ~4 Jun

Jul24°C11°CWarmest

Aug23°C10°C

Sep18°C6°CFirst frost ~17 Sep

Oct11°C1°CWettest

Nov now4°C−4°C

Dec−2°C−11°C

What stands out about Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.

Snowier than almost every Canadian townAbout 385 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January. The snowiest of 494 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.Wetter than 86% of Canadian townsAbout 1,161 mm of rain and melted snow a year; October is the wettest month and February the driest.Cooler than 80% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−4°C / −15°C

281 mm, with 226 cm of snow

Spring

7°C / −4°C

284 mm, with 123 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 9°C

270 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

11°C / 1°C

326 mm, with 36 cm of snow: the wettest season

−30°

−20°

−10°

0°

10°

20°

30°

−6°C−17°C

−5°C−17°C

0°C−11°C

6°C−4°C

14°C1°C

20°C7°C

24°C11°C

23°C10°C

18°C6°C

11°C1°C

4°C−4°C

−2°C−11°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 200 days, 20°C on 78

Frost comes from September to June; in January almost every night freezes. On about 27 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

104 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

4 Jun 17 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

200

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 90% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 1,161 mm a year

October brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. On about 123 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

1,161 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 86% of Canadian towns

798 mm

Of it as rain alone (69%)

130 mm

October, the wettest month

73 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

130 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

125 mm

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Snow

385 cm of snow in a typical year

Expect snow from October to May, with about 80 cm in January, the snowiest month. The snowiest of 494 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.

385 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than almost every Canadian town

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

150

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

55 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

80 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

55 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

86% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.

5,389 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,356 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. Homes here need more heating than 82% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

Wait until about 4 June to plant out; frost tends to come back around 17 September, about 104 days later.

Get outside

The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 55 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

Count on some 18 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s hazards page looks at those.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Gaspé

ECCC builds the Gaspé normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	39 km north
Station altitude	34 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−35.2°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.0°C
Average wind	10.9 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Miscou Island, 47 km

Compared with other towns

How Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.

July afternoons23.5°C

Sainte-Thérèse-de-GaspéMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−16.7°C

Sainte-Thérèse-de-GaspéMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 80% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,161 mm

Sainte-Thérèse-de-GaspéMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 86% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year385 cm

Sainte-Thérèse-de-GaspéMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than almost every Canadian townThe snowiest of 494 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé with figures are 23–74 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé Gaspé	23.5°C	−16.7°C	1,161 mm
Chandler 23 km · Miscou Island	22.3°C 1.2°C cooler	−11.8°C 4.9°C milder	1,161 mm
Port-Daniel--Gascons 44 km · New Carlisle	22.7°C 0.8°C cooler	−14.2°C 2.5°C milder	1,095 mm
Lamèque 70 km · Bas Caraquet	23.6°C about the same	−12.7°C 4.0°C milder	984 mm

Month by month

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé weather by month

Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−5.6°C	−16.7°C	−11.1°C	88 mm	80 cm
February	−4.8°C	−16.7°C	−10.8°C	73 mm	74 cm
March	0.4°C	−11.1°C	−5.4°C	104 mm	79 cm
April	6.4°C	−3.5°C	1.4°C	88 mm	39 cm
May	13.9°C	1.3°C	7.6°C	92 mm	5 cm
June	19.7°C	6.6°C	13.2°C	79 mm	0 cm
July	23.5°C	10.7°C	17.1°C	100 mm	0 cm
August	23.0°C	10.0°C	16.6°C	91 mm	0 cm
September	18.4°C	5.5°C	11.9°C	91 mm	0 cm
October	11.1°C	0.8°C	6.0°C	130 mm	4 cm
November	4.4°C	−4.0°C	0.2°C	105 mm	32 cm
December	−1.9°C	−10.7°C	−6.3°C	120 mm	72 cm
Year	9.0°C	−2.3°C	3.4°C	1,161 mm	385 cm

Year to year

March: −30.1°C at its coldest, 21.1°C at its warmest

Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 2.5°C around −10.8°C) and August least (1.0°C).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Gaspé, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
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 Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s climate

How warm does Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé get in summer?

Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.5°C on a typical day.

How cold does Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé get in winter?

Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −16.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé get?

Rain and snow add up to about 1,161 mm of water a year; October brings the most (130 mm), February the least (73 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Roughly 150 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.

Are these figures for Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé itself?

No, the station behind them is Gaspé, beyond Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s boundary.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé →

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