Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSaint-André is among the snowiest of Canadian towns: about 329 cm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −17.9°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 83% of Canadian towns. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. Frost comes on about 192 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Saint-André is St. Leonard, 8.4 km north-west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Saint-André at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-André’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Saint-André feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
192 frost days and 93 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 33 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,128 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 131 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
329 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; February brings the most, about 70 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-André
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 82% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-André’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
A normal year gives the garden about 116 frost-free days, roughly 21 May to 15 September.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 57 days a year here.
About 24 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Saint-André’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St. Leonard
ECCC builds the St. Leonard normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 8.4 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 242 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −38.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.6°C |
| Average wind | 11.4 km/h on average, most often from the north-west |
| Next-nearest location | Aroostook, 43 km |
How Saint-André compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in New Brunswick.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Saint-André’s own would show the same figures). The nearest place to Saint-André with figures is 31 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André St. Leonard | 24.2°C | −17.9°C | 1,128 mm |
| Gordon 31 km · Aroostook | 25.7°C 1.5°C warmer | −17.5°C about the same | 1,149 mm |
Saint-André 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 | −7.1°C | −17.9°C | −12.5°C | 85 mm | 70 cm |
| February | −5.4°C | −16.8°C | −11.1°C | 73 mm | 70 cm |
| March | 0.6°C | −10.5°C | −4.9°C | 83 mm | 64 cm |
| April | 8.0°C | −2.9°C | 2.6°C | 83 mm | 26 cm |
| May | 16.6°C | 3.6°C | 10.1°C | 95 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.7°C | 8.6°C | 15.2°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.2°C | 11.9°C | 18.1°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.5°C | 10.6°C | 17.1°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.8°C | 6.1°C | 12.5°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 10.7°C | 0.6°C | 5.7°C | 103 mm | 7 cm |
| November | 3.6°C | −4.8°C | −0.6°C | 92 mm | 25 cm |
| December | −3.3°C | −12.3°C | −7.8°C | 93 mm | 66 cm |
| Year | 9.3°C | −2.0°C | 3.7°C | 1,128 mm | 329 cm |
From −33.6°C to 24.1°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 2.7°C around −12.5°C) and August least (1.0°C).
Where Saint-André’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, St. Leonard, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saint-André’s climate
How warm does Saint-André get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.2°C.
How cold does Saint-André get in winter?
Lows sink to −17.9°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Saint-André get?
The yearly total is about 1,128 mm. July gets 115 mm, the most of any month; February gets 73 mm, the least.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Roughly 151 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Saint-André itself?
They are borrowed from St. Leonard, the nearest place to Saint-André where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-André →
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).