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Climate in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Frost comes to Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac more often than to 90% of Canadian towns

Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.0°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 68% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 44°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 62% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 86% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 68% of Canadian towns

Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac come from Edmundston, 50 km south-east, so take them as the area’s climate.

July high

25.0°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−19.1°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,012 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

281 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

198

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac at a glance

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

Jan−7°C−19°CColdest nights

Feb−5°C−19°C

Mar1°C−12°C

Apr9°C−4°C

May17°C3°C

Jun22°C8°C

Jul25°C11°CWarmestWettest

Aug24°C10°C

Sep19°C5°C

Oct12°C0°C

Nov now4°C−5°C

Dec−3°C−13°CSnowiest

What stands out about Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac’s climate

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

Snowier than 91% of Canadian townsAbout 281 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December.A wider year than 87% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 44.1°C.Colder than 86% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −19.1°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−5°C / −17°C

223 mm, with 181 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −4°C

216 mm, with 74 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 10°C

294 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

12°C / 0°C

279 mm, with 27 cm of snow

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9°C−4°C

17°C3°C

22°C8°C

25°C11°C

24°C10°C

19°C5°C

12°C0°C

4°C−5°C

−3°C−13°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

198 frost days and 98 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from September to June; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 40 nights a year.

198

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

1,012 mm of precipitation in a typical year

The most falls in July, the least in February. About 122 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

1,012 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 68% of Canadian towns

107 mm

July, the wettest month

63 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

107 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 281 cm in a normal year

Expect snow from October to May, with about 66 cm in December, the snowiest month.

281 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 91% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

66 cm

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Edmundston publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Grandes-Bergeronnes, 80 km away.

Heating

Heating a home in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac

88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,340 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,558 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 82% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

Get outside

Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Edmundston

ECCC builds the Edmundston normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	50 km south-east
Station altitude	154 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Snowfall from	Grandes-Bergeronnes, 80 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−43.6°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.0°C
Next-nearest location	Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin, 53 km

Compared with other towns

How Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac 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.

July afternoons25.0°C

Témiscouata-sur-le-LacMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 62% of Canadian towns

January nights−19.1°C

Témiscouata-sur-le-LacMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 86% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,012 mm

Témiscouata-sur-le-LacMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 68% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year281 cm

Témiscouata-sur-le-LacMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 91% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac’s would only repeat its figures. Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 9 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac Edmundston	25.0°C	−19.1°C	1,012 mm
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! 9.2 km · Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin	22.5°C 2.5°C cooler	−15.5°C 3.6°C milder	1,012 mm

Month by month

Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac 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	−6.9°C	−19.1°C	−13.0°C	71 mm	51 cm
February	−4.8°C	−18.7°C	−11.8°C	63 mm	64 cm
March	1.2°C	−11.9°C	−5.5°C	64 mm	52 cm
April	8.5°C	−3.6°C	2.4°C	67 mm	21 cm
May	17.2°C	2.9°C	10.1°C	85 mm	1 cm
June	22.1°C	7.8°C	15.0°C	101 mm	0 cm
July	25.0°C	11.0°C	18.1°C	107 mm	0 cm
August	24.1°C	9.8°C	17.0°C	86 mm	0 cm
September	19.2°C	5.3°C	12.3°C	89 mm	0 cm
October	11.5°C	0.2°C	5.8°C	103 mm	5 cm
November	4.0°C	−4.9°C	−0.5°C	87 mm	22 cm
December	−2.8°C	−12.5°C	−7.7°C	89 mm	66 cm
Year	9.9°C	−2.8°C	3.5°C	1,012 mm	281 cm

Year to year

In March, anything from −36.2°C to 25.0°C

Two years in three, January’s average falls within 2.7°C of its normal of −13.0°C; July keeps to within 1.0°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Edmundston (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
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, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac’s climate

How warm does Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.0°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac get in winter?

The coldest nights come in January, averaging −19.1°C.

How much rain and snow does Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac get?

A normal year brings 1,012 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 107 mm, February driest at 63 mm.

Are these figures for Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac itself?

Not really: Edmundston, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac →

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).