Akwesasne has warmer summer afternoons than 91% of Canadian towns
Nights in January average −11.8°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 39°C. Frost is rarer than in 72% of Canadian towns: about 140 nights a year drop below freezing. Expect about 140 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Akwesasne has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Cornwall, 15 km west.
A year in Akwesasne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Akwesasne’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Akwesasne feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
140 frost days and 125 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 8 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,006 mm a year
The most falls in October, the least in February. About 134 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 198 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 51 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Akwesasne
94% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. A house here needs less heating than 71% of Canadian towns.
Living with Akwesasne’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in May, Jun, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Akwesasne’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Cornwall
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Cornwall.
| Distance from the town | 15 km west |
| Station altitude | 64 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −32.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | St-Anicet, 21 km |
How Akwesasne compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Akwesasne’s would only repeat its figures. Akwesasne has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 19 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwesasne Cornwall | 27.3°C | −11.8°C | 1,006 mm |
| Saint-Anicet 19 km · St-Anicet | 26.7°C 0.6°C cooler | −13.0°C 1.2°C colder | 1,047 mm |
Akwesasne weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.8°C | −11.8°C | −7.8°C | 80 mm | 51 cm |
| February | −2.1°C | −10.6°C | −6.4°C | 63 mm | 48 cm |
| March | 3.5°C | −5.3°C | −0.9°C | 64 mm | 35 cm |
| April | 11.8°C | 2.0°C | 6.9°C | 83 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 19.8°C | 8.8°C | 14.3°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.6°C | 14.1°C | 19.3°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27.3°C | 17.0°C | 22.2°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26.3°C | 16.2°C | 21.2°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22.0°C | 11.8°C | 16.9°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.1°C | 5.7°C | 9.7°C | 100 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.9°C | −0.3°C | 3.3°C | 82 mm | 16 cm |
| December | 0.0°C | −6.7°C | −3.3°C | 75 mm | 37 cm |
| Year | 12.5°C | 3.4°C | 8.0°C | 1,006 mm | 198 cm |
January varies most from one year to the next (3.0°C), June least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −27.0°C (2003) and 26.0°C (1998).
Where Akwesasne’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Cornwall, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Akwesasne’s climate
How warm does Akwesasne get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 27.3°C.
How cold does Akwesasne get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −11.8°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Akwesasne get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,006 mm a year; October leads with 100 mm and February trails with 63 mm.
Are these figures for Akwesasne itself?
They are borrowed from Cornwall, the nearest place to Akwesasne where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Akwesasne →
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).