When to plant in Ville-Marie (near Rouyn-Noranda), QC

Planting dates worked out from Ville-Marie (near Rouyn-Noranda)'s own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

May 26

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 16

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 10

1 year in 10 by Sep 23

Frost-free days

146

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Barrage Temiscamingue · 73.8 km away · station 181 m, town 204 m. How we match towns to stations

The nearest reliable station is 74 km away, so frost dates here may be off by a week or more. Check them against local experience.

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 20
Sweet pepper	Mar 17 – Mar 31	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 25
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 4
Peas	—	Apr 25 – May 23	Jun 19
Bush beans	—	May 19 – Jun 9	Jul 8
Carrot	—	May 4 – Jun 15	Jul 3
Beet	—	May 4 – Jun 15	Jun 23
Potato	—	May 4 – May 25	Jul 13
Kale	Mar 21 – Apr 4	May 2 – May 16	Jun 14
Broccoli	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 25 – May 16	Jun 24
Cucumber	Apr 28 – May 5	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 15
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 28 – May 5	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 10
Winter squash	Apr 28 – May 5	May 26 – Jun 9	Aug 14
Sweet corn	—	May 19 – Jun 9	Jul 18
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jul 24
Garlic	—	Sep 22 – Oct 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 25 – May 23	Jun 2
Basil	Apr 14 – Apr 28	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 22

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Ville-Marie (near Rouyn-Noranda)'s weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1912	Jun 8
1914	Jun 20
1915	May 27
1916	May 9
1917	May 28
1918	May 13
1920	May 15
1921	May 19
1922	May 1
1924	May 31
1927	May 28
1928	May 14
1929	Jun 4
1930	May 31
1931	Jun 2
1932	May 22
1933	May 15
1934	May 26
1935	May 17
1936	May 20
1937	May 21
1938	May 25
1939	May 22
1940	May 13
1941	May 17
1942	May 11
1943	May 27
1944	May 20
1945	Jul 10
1946	Jun 3
1947	Jun 3
1948	May 11
1953	Jun 3
1954	May 27
1955	May 17
1956	May 25
1957	May 21
1958	Jun 3
1959	May 18
1960	May 3
1961	May 30
1962	May 12
1963	May 25
1965	May 14
1966	May 16
1967	May 23
1969	May 26
1970	May 28
1971	Jun 1
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 30
1974	May 20
1975	May 13
1976	May 13
1977	May 15
1978	May 5
1979	May 22
1980	Jun 10
1981	May 20
1982	May 4
1983	May 28
1984	May 21
1985	May 29
1986	May 4
1987	May 13
1988	May 14
1989	May 28
1990	May 7
1991	May 19
1992	May 28
1993	May 22
1994	May 27
1995	May 9
1996	May 24
1997	May 18
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 30
2001	May 13
2002	May 25
2003	May 4
2005	May 13
2006	May 7
2007	May 13
2008	May 28
2009	May 18
2010	May 13
2011	May 9
2012	May 5
2013	May 25
2014	May 8
2015	May 23
2016	May 17
2017	May 20
2018	May 18
2019	May 16
2020	May 14
2021	May 28
2022	May 18
2023	May 25
2024	Apr 26
2025	May 20
2026	May 9

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1912	81
1914	114
1917	103
1918	140
1920	165
1921	156
1924	130
1927	134
1928	152
1929	106
1930	140
1931	128
1932	141
1933	151
1934	130
1935	128
1936	131
1937	128
1938	106
1939	126
1940	138
1941	153
1942	134
1945	80
1946	135
1947	111
1954	132
1955	136
1956	119
1957	129
1958	123
1959	148
1960	125
1961	137
1962	153
1963	156
1965	134
1966	149
1969	147
1970	140
1971	128
1972	108
1973	109
1975	142
1976	135
1977	145
1978	143
1979	138
1980	105
1981	132
1982	170
1983	133
1984	135
1985	134
1986	157
1987	143
1988	142
1989	121
1990	164
1991	124
1992	117
1993	119
1994	140
1996	131
1997	128
2001	146
2002	135
2003	154
2005	159
2006	151
2007	155
2008	131
2009	146
2010	143
2011	149
2012	159
2013	150
2014	166
2015	139
2016	145
2017	163
2018	151
2019	141
2020	162
2021	157
2022	154
2023	149
2024	180
2025	158

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1912	12.5 °C
1914	15.6 °C
1916	12.4 °C
1917	13.1 °C
1918	14.1 °C
1920	15.2 °C
1921	17.3 °C
1922	14.7 °C
1923	12.6 °C
1924	11.5 °C
1927	11.7 °C
1928	11.8 °C
1929	11.8 °C
1930	14.1 °C
1931	14.9 °C
1932	13.6 °C
1933	14.2 °C
1934	13.8 °C
1935	13.8 °C
1936	13.2 °C
1937	15.1 °C
1939	13.4 °C
1940	13.4 °C
1941	14.7 °C
1942	14.1 °C
1944	14.7 °C
1945	13.2 °C
1946	13.2 °C
1947	13.5 °C
1953	13.3 °C
1954	12.6 °C
1955	15.2 °C
1956	11.4 °C
1957	13.3 °C
1958	12.4 °C
1959	14.3 °C
1960	12.9 °C
1961	13.2 °C
1962	13.2 °C
1964	13.8 °C
1965	12.2 °C
1966	13.0 °C
1968	13.8 °C
1969	13.3 °C
1970	13.5 °C
1971	13.8 °C
1972	12.5 °C
1973	13.6 °C
1974	12.6 °C
1975	13.9 °C
1976	13.6 °C
1977	13.6 °C
1978	12.9 °C
1979	13.2 °C
1980	13.2 °C
1981	13.5 °C
1982	13.0 °C
1983	13.8 °C
1984	13.5 °C
1985	13.3 °C
1986	13.6 °C
1987	14.9 °C
1988	14.5 °C
1989	13.7 °C
1990	13.6 °C
1991	14.8 °C
1992	12.3 °C
1993	14.0 °C
1994	13.5 °C
1995	13.6 °C
1996	13.1 °C
1997	13.3 °C
1998	15.1 °C
2001	14.4 °C
2002	13.8 °C
2003	13.5 °C
2005	15.0 °C
2006	13.9 °C
2007	14.1 °C
2008	13.6 °C
2009	13.2 °C
2010	15.2 °C
2011	14.2 °C
2012	14.8 °C
2013	13.5 °C
2014	13.3 °C
2015	14.4 °C
2016	14.0 °C
2017	14.1 °C
2018	14.1 °C
2019	13.4 °C
2020	13.5 °C
2021	14.9 °C
2022	14.5 °C
2023	14.5 °C
2024	15.3 °C
2025	14.0 °C
2026	14.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1912, Ville-Marie (near Rouyn-Noranda)'s last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Barrage Temiscamingue (NOAA GHCN-Daily, from Environment and Climate Change Canada). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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