Photo: Nichole Ouellette · CC BY-SA 4.0Precipitation in Batiscan tops that of 84% of Canadian towns: 1,138 mm a year
January mornings start at about −16.9°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 81% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 42°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 141 times a year.
Borrowed figures: Batiscan has no normals station, so these come from Fortierville, 16 km east.
A year in Batiscan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Batiscan’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Batiscan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
175 frost days and 107 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 29 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 1,138 mm of rain and snow a year
July is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 253 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 59 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Batiscan
91% 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. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.
Living with Batiscan’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Batiscan’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fortierville
Fortierville is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 16 km east |
| Station altitude | 53 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Trois-Rivières, 26 km |
How Batiscan 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Batiscan’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batiscan Fortierville | 25.5°C | −16.9°C | 1,138 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets 3.3 km · Fortierville | 25.5°C about the same | −16.9°C about the same | 1,138 mm |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan 11 km · Trois-Rivières | 25.1°C about the same | −14.1°C 2.8°C milder | 1,101 mm |
Batiscan weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.9°C | −16.9°C | −12.0°C | 81 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −4.9°C | −15.9°C | −10.5°C | 69 mm | 55 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −9.0°C | −4.0°C | 79 mm | 47 cm |
| April | 9.5°C | −1.0°C | 4.4°C | 94 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 18.4°C | 5.8°C | 12.1°C | 92 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 11.1°C | 17.2°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.5°C | 14.0°C | 19.6°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.5°C | 12.9°C | 18.6°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.0°C | 8.3°C | 14.2°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.1°C | 2.5°C | 7.4°C | 105 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 4.6°C | −3.2°C | 0.9°C | 82 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −2.9°C | −10.9°C | −6.9°C | 100 mm | 59 cm |
| Year | 10.4°C | −0.2°C | 5.1°C | 1,138 mm | 253 cm |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.2°C; June the least
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −32.0°C (1995) and 23.5°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Batiscan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Fortierville: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Batiscan’s climate
How warm does Batiscan get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.5°C.
How cold does Batiscan get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −16.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Batiscan get?
1,138 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (133 mm); the driest, February (69 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 134 days a year.
Are these figures for Batiscan itself?
They are borrowed from Fortierville, the nearest place to Batiscan where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Batiscan →
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).