Average Annual Precipitation for Quebec
The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities and towns in Quebec. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets a year and for the normal amount of precipitation.
The calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The annual amount of precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1971 to 2000.
For the entire province of Quebec, total precipitation in a year amounts to an average 812 millimetres (32 inches). Province-wide, Quebec averages 191 days annually when it rains or snows.
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.
Southern Quebec
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | Drummondville | 44.3 | 1125 |
| 180 | Granby | 48.5 | 1233 |
| 163 | Montreal | 38.5 | 979 |
| 192 | Sherbrooke | 45.0 | 1144 |
| 139 | Sorel - Tracy | 38.4 | 976 |
| 157 | St Hyacinthe | 41.6 | 1058 |
| 190 | Thetford Mines | 51.1 | 1297 |
South-Central Quebec
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Joliette | 39.6 | 1006 |
| 157 | La Tuque | 37.0 | 940 |
| 182 | Québec City | 48.4 | 1230 |
| 170 | Roberval | 34.9 | 887 |
| 200 | Saguenay | 37.4 | 951 |
| 143 | Shawinigan | 42.1 | 1069 |
| 157 | Trois Rivieres | 43.3 | 1100 |
Western Quebec
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Amos | 36.2 | 918 |
| 165 | Lachute | 44.6 | 1133 |
| 174 | Maniwaki | 35.8 | 909 |
| 177 | Mont Laurier | 39.9 | 1015 |
| 171 | St Donat | 44.4 | 1128 |
| 145 | St Jerome | 41.9 | 1064 |
| 191 | Ste-Agathe-des-Monts | 46.2 | 1175 |
| 196 | Val-D'or | 36.0 | 914 |
Gaspé Peninsula
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | Caplan | 38.7 | 984 |
| 162 | Gaspé | 44.0 | 1117 |
| 165 | Rimouski | 36.0 | 915 |
| 175 | Ste-Anne-des-Monts | 33.3 | 845 |
North Shore
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | Baie-Comeau | 39.9 | 1014 |
| 197 | Blanc-Sablon | 42.0 | 1067 |
| 168 | Fermont | 31.8 | 807 |
| 182 | Natashquan | 44.5 | 1130 |
| 216 | Schefferville | 32.4 | 823 |
| 173 | Sept-Iles | 45.5 | 1156 |
| 128 | Tadoussac | 39.3 | 999 |
Northern Quebec
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Inukjuak | 18.1 | 460 |
| 182 | Kuujjuaq | 20.7 | 527 |
| 190 | Kuujjuarapik | 25.5 | 649 |
| 195 | Matagami | 35.6 | 906 |
| 161 | Mistassini | 36.2 | 920 |
| 186 | Radisson | 26.9 | 684 |
References
Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.
Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Cities are Weather Winners!