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Climate in Trécesson · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Midwinter lows in Trécesson sink below those of 89% of Canadian towns

Sunny July days climb to about 23.7°C. Winter and summer sit 44°C apart. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 71% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 135 days a year with 1 mm or more.

July afternoons: cooler than 71% of Canadian towns
January nights: colder than 89% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: drier than 50% of Canadian towns

Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Trécesson come from Rouyn, 68 km south-west, so take them as the area’s climate.

A year in Trécesson at a glance

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

Jan−10°C−20°CColdest nights
Feb−8°C−19°C
Mar−1°C−13°C
Apr7°C−4°C
May16°C4°C
Jun22°C10°C
Jul24°C13°CWarmest
Aug22°C12°C
Sep18°C8°CWettest
Oct9°C1°C
Nov now1°C−6°C
Dec−6°C−14°C

What stands out about Trécesson’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Trécesson feels like

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

Winter
−8°C / −18°C
150 mm of rain and snow
Spring
7°C / −4°C
181 mm of rain and snow
Summer
22°C / 11°C
278 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
9°C / 1°C
259 mm of rain and snow
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

188 frost days and 86 days above 20°C a year

The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 44 nights a year drop under −20°C.

188
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
More frosts than 75% of Canadian towns
113
Days that stay below 0°C
44
Nights a year below −20°C
86
Days a year above 20°C
5
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

31
JFMAMJJASOND

Days above 20°C by month

Average days

25
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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 868 mm a year

The most falls in September, the least in February.

868 mm
Rain and snow a year
Drier than 50% of Canadian towns
102 mm
September, the wettest month
42 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

102 mm
JFMAMJJASOND

Precipitation: Val-d'Or, 69 km away (Rouyn records no complete year of it).

Heating

Heating a home in Trécesson

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,657 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
1,607 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 86% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Trécesson’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

Count on some 80 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.

Humidex

Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 18 days a year.

Storms and extremes

Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Trécesson’s hazards page covers them.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Rouyn

The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Rouyn, one of its 450 normals locations.

Distance from the town68 km south-west
Station altitude318 m
Completenessmeets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normalsNo
Precipitation fromVal-d'Or, 69 km
Snowfall fromNo location within 100 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−40.1°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202036.4°C
Average wind12.6 km/h on average, most often from the south
Next-nearest locationVal-d'Or, 69 km
Compared with other towns

How Trécesson 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 afternoons23.7°C
TrécessonMedian Canadian town
18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C
Cooler than 71% of Canadian towns
January nights−20.1°C
TrécessonMedian Canadian town
−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Colder than 89% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year868 mm
TrécessonMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Drier than 50% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Trécesson’s would only repeat its figures.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Trécesson Rouyn23.7°C−20.1°C868 mm
Amos 12 km · Val-d'Or23.8°C about the same−22.2°C 2.1°C colder868 mm
Month by month

Trécesson weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean and precipitation.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snow
January−10.0°C−20.1°C−15.1°C55 mm
February−7.7°C−18.9°C−13.3°C42 mm
March−1.0°C−12.5°C−6.8°C47 mm
April6.8°C−4.0°C1.4°C65 mm
May16.1°C4.1°C10.1°C69 mm
June21.6°C9.9°C15.8°C84 mm
July23.7°C12.9°C18.3°C101 mm
August21.9°C11.5°C16.7°C93 mm
September17.5°C7.6°C12.6°C102 mm
October9.2°C1.4°C5.3°C82 mm
November1.0°C−5.9°C−2.5°C75 mm
December−6.1°C−14.3°C−10.2°C54 mm
Year7.8°C−2.4°C2.7°C868 mm
Year to year

The month with the widest range: March, −33.1°C to 25.6°C

Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.2°C of its normal of −15.1°C; August keeps to within 1.2°C.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Trécesson’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Rouyn, 1991–2020.
  • Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
  • Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
  • Not on this page: snowfall (no location within 100 km publishes a full year of it), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and an altitude correction.

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

Questions about Trécesson’s climate

How warm does Trécesson get in summer?

Afternoons average 23.7°C in July, the warmest time of year.

How cold does Trécesson get in winter?

January nights average −20.1°C, the coldest of the year.

How much rain and snow does Trécesson get?

Count on roughly 868 mm a year, heaviest in September (102 mm) and lightest in February (42 mm).

Are these figures for Trécesson itself?

Not really: Rouyn, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Trécesson.

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

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).