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Climate in Blainville · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Afternoon heat in Blainville beats that of 78% of Canadian towns

Midwinter brings lows of about −13.5°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 40°C apart. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 74% of Canadian towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 19–27°C.

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

No ECCC station in Blainville has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 24 km south, instead.

A year in Blainville 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 Blainville’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Blainville feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

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

146 frost days and 121 days above 20°C a year

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

146
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
Fewer frosts than 65% of Canadian towns
73
Days that stay below 0°C
12
Nights a year below −20°C
121
Days a year above 20°C
11
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

30
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

30
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Rain & snow

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

October brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 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

About 217 cm of snow a 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
58
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 Blainville

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

Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Blainville’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

Between the last frost, near 29 April, and the first, near 14 October, lie about 167 frost-free days.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

Roughly 40 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.

Humidex

About 50 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.

Storms and extremes

Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Blainville’s hazards page covers them.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

Montréal Trudeau (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town24 km south
Station altitude36 m
Completenessmeets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−31.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202036.6°C
Average wind15.4 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest locationLachute, 36 km
Compared with other towns

How Blainville 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 Quebec.

July afternoons26.7°C
BlainvilleMedian 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
BlainvilleMedian 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
BlainvilleMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Wetter than 74% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year217 cm
BlainvilleMedian Canadian town
100200300400
Snowier than 80% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Blainville’s would only repeat its figures. Blainville has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 11–20 km out.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Blainville Montréal Trudeau (Airport)26.7°C−13.5°C1,041 mm
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines 11 km · L'Assomption26.6°C about the same−16.0°C 2.5°C colder1,041 mm
Saint-Jérôme 17 km · Lachute26.5°C about the same−14.7°C 1.2°C colder1,178 mm
Month by month

Blainville weather by month

Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−5.0°C−13.5°C−9.2°C86 mm52 cm
February−3.4°C−12.4°C−8.0°C66 mm47 cm
March2.4°C−6.5°C−2.0°C77 mm37 cm
April11.3°C1.1°C6.2°C90 mm15 cm
May19.4°C8.3°C13.9°C86 mm0 cm
June24.2°C13.8°C19.0°C84 mm0 cm
July26.7°C16.7°C21.7°C91 mm0 cm
August25.7°C15.6°C20.6°C94 mm0 cm
September21.1°C10.9°C16.0°C89 mm0 cm
October13.2°C4.5°C8.9°C103 mm1 cm
November6.1°C−1.7°C2.3°C84 mm16 cm
December−1.2°C−8.7°C−5.0°C92 mm48 cm
Year11.7°C2.3°C7.0°C1,041 mm217 cm
Year to year

March: −26.9°C at its coldest, 25.8°C at its warmest

From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 3.0°C around its normal of −9.2°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.1°C.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Blainville’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Montréal Trudeau (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months of 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: 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 Blainville’s climate

How warm does Blainville get in summer?

Highs reach 26.7°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.

How cold does Blainville get in winter?

Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −13.5°C.

How much rain and snow does Blainville get?

October is the wettest month at 103 mm and February the driest at 66 mm, for 1,041 mm over the year.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 101 days a year.

Are these figures for Blainville itself?

Not exactly. Blainville lacks a normals station, so Montréal Trudeau (Airport) supplies the figures.

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

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).