Yearly Snowfall Averages for Quebec

The tables below list annual averages for snowfall at cities and towns in Quebec.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southern Quebec, South-Central Quebec, Western Quebec, Gaspé Peninsula, North Shore and Northern Quebec.

The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) in a year. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.

Place name links take you to more detailed information on snowfall, snowstorms and snow accumulation for that location.

Southern Quebec

Yearly snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
48 Drummondville 95.1 241.7
62 Granby 106.8 271.3
59 Montréal 82.5 209.5
76 Sherbrooke 112.8 286.5
42 Sorel - Tracy 78.2 198.7
41 St Hyacinthe 72.7 184.6
71 Thetford Mines 143.5 364.5

South-Central Quebec

Annual average snowfall
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
34 Joliette 81.2 206.4
47 La Tuque 73.3 186.3
70 Québec City 119.4 303.4
75 Roberval 109.1 277.1
93 Saguenay 126.6 321.7
50 Trois-Rivières 102.0 259.0

Western Quebec

Total amount of snow in a year on average
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
52 Amos 99.7 253.3
49 Lachute 82.6 209.9
75 Maniwaki 89.1 226.4
59 Mont Laurier 85.0 215.8
65 St Donat 110.1 279.6
34 St Jerome 72.5 184.1
91 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts 128.2 325.6
101 Val-D'or 113.4 288.1

Gaspé Peninsula

Average annual snowfall
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
36 Caplan 83.3 211.5
69 Gaspé 146.4 371.8
80 Iles de la Madeleine 93.2 236.8
56 Rimouski 107.7 273.5
69 Ste-Anne-des-Monts 94.5 240.1

North Shore

Total yearly snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
71 Baie-Comeau 135.0 342.9
86 Blanc-Sablon 147.7 375.3
80 Fermont 110.1 279.5
86 Natashquan 139.9 355.4
141 Schefferville 156.9 398.4
78 Sept-Iles 151.4 384.6
38 Tadoussac 108.1 274.6

Northern Quebec

Total yearly snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
115 Inukjuak 78.8 200.3
114 Kuujjuaq 99.1 251.7
119 Kuujjuarapik 98.0 248.8
110 Radisson 102.9 261.3
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

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