Climate in Baie-D'Urfé · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

July in Baie-D'Urfé runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns

On a normal January night the air cools to about −13.5°C. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 74% of Canadian towns. Of all months, October brings the most precipitation and February the least. Frost comes on about 146 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.

July afternoons: warmer than 78% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

Borrowed figures: Baie-D'Urfé has no normals station, so these come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 14 km north-east.

July high

26.7°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−13.5°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,041 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

217 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

146

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

167

29 Apr to 14 Oct

A year in Baie-D'Urfé at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−5°C−14°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−3°C−12°C

Mar2°C−7°C

Apr11°C1°CLast frost ~29 Apr

May19°C8°C

Jun24°C14°C

Jul27°C17°CWarmest

Aug26°C16°C

Sep21°C11°C

Oct13°C5°CWettestFirst frost ~14 Oct

Nov now6°C−2°C

Dec−1°C−9°C

What stands out about Baie-D'Urfé’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.

Snowier than 80% of Canadian townsAbout 217 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.Warmer than 78% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 26.7°C, the warmest of the year. 4th warmest of 513 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.Wetter than 74% of Canadian townsAbout 1,041 mm of rain and melted snow a year; October is the wettest month and February the driest.

A normal year

What a year in Baie-D'Urfé feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−3°C / −12°C

243 mm, with 147 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 1°C

253 mm, with 52 cm of snow

Summer

26°C / 15°C

268 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

13°C / 5°C

277 mm, with 17 cm of snow: the wettest season

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−5°C−14°C

−3°C−12°C

2°C−7°C

11°C1°C

19°C8°C

24°C14°C

27°C17°C

26°C16°C

21°C11°C

13°C5°C

6°C−2°C

−1°C−9°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 146 days, 20°C on 121

Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. On about 12 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

167 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

29 Apr 14 Oct

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

146

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 65% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

121

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 1,041 mm a year

Some 122 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

1,041 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

818 mm

Of it as rain alone (79%)

103 mm

October, the wettest month

66 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

103 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

102 mm

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Snow

217 cm of snow in a typical year

From October to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 52 cm.

217 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 80% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

101

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

11 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

52 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

11 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Baie-D'Urfé

93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,281 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

2,247 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Baie-D'Urfé’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

The garden window

Gardens get from about 29 April to 14 October without frost, around 167 days in all.

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 40 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

The humidex tops 30 on about 50 days a year: muggy days to plan around.

Storms and extremes

For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Baie-D'Urfé’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

ECCC builds the Montréal Trudeau (Airport) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	14 km north-east
Station altitude	36 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−31.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.6°C
Average wind	15.4 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Lachute, 42 km

Compared with other towns

How Baie-D'Urfé compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Quebec.

July afternoons26.7°C

Baie-D'UrféMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 78% of Canadian towns4th warmest of 513 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec

January nights−13.5°C

Baie-D'UrféMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,041 mm

Baie-D'UrféMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year217 cm

Baie-D'UrféMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 80% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Baie-D'Urfé’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Baie-D'Urfé with figures are 18–24 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Baie-D'Urfé Montréal Trudeau (Airport)	26.7°C	−13.5°C	1,041 mm
Kanesatake 18 km · Lachute	26.5°C about the same	−14.7°C 1.2°C colder	1,178 mm
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 24 km · St-Anicet	26.7°C about the same	−13.0°C 0.5°C milder	1,047 mm

Month by month

Baie-D'Urfé weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−5.0°C	−13.5°C	−9.2°C	86 mm	52 cm
February	−3.4°C	−12.4°C	−8.0°C	66 mm	47 cm
March	2.4°C	−6.5°C	−2.0°C	77 mm	37 cm
April	11.3°C	1.1°C	6.2°C	90 mm	15 cm
May	19.4°C	8.3°C	13.9°C	86 mm	0 cm
June	24.2°C	13.8°C	19.0°C	84 mm	0 cm
July	26.7°C	16.7°C	21.7°C	91 mm	0 cm
August	25.7°C	15.6°C	20.6°C	94 mm	0 cm
September	21.1°C	10.9°C	16.0°C	89 mm	0 cm
October	13.2°C	4.5°C	8.9°C	103 mm	1 cm
November	6.1°C	−1.7°C	2.3°C	84 mm	16 cm
December	−1.2°C	−8.7°C	−5.0°C	92 mm	48 cm
Year	11.7°C	2.3°C	7.0°C	1,041 mm	217 cm

Year to year

January varies most from one year to the next (3.0°C), June least

Over 1991–2020, March saw both −26.9°C (1992) and 25.8°C (2012), the widest span of any month.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Baie-D'Urfé’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Baie-D'Urfé’s climate

How warm does Baie-D'Urfé get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 26.7°C.

How cold does Baie-D'Urfé get in winter?

Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −13.5°C.

How much rain and snow does Baie-D'Urfé get?

Count on roughly 1,041 mm a year, heaviest in October (103 mm) and lightest in February (66 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

In a normal winter there are about 101 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.

Are these figures for Baie-D'Urfé itself?

No: Baie-D'Urfé has no normals location, so the figures come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport), the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Baie-D'Urfé →

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).