Climate in Carignan · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Wet weather: 1,041 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Carignan, more than on 74% of Canadian towns

On a normal January night the air cools to about −13.6°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in October and least in February. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of Canadian towns. Windshields need scraping on about 149 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.

July afternoons: warmer than 70% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 56% of Canadian towns

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

Carignan has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from L'Acadie, 18 km south.

July high

26.6°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−13.6°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

149

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Carignan at a glance

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

Jan−4°C−14°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−3°C−13°C

Mar3°C−7°C

Apr11°C1°C

May20°C8°C

Jun24°C13°C

Jul27°C16°CWarmest

Aug25°C14°C

Sep21°C10°C

Oct14°C4°CWettest

Nov now6°C−2°C

Dec−1°C−9°C

What stands out about Carignan’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.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 Carignan feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

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

25°C / 14°C

268 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

14°C / 4°C

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

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−3°C−13°C

3°C−7°C

11°C1°C

20°C8°C

24°C13°C

27°C16°C

25°C14°C

21°C10°C

14°C4°C

6°C−2°C

−1°C−9°C

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

Frost & warm days

About 149 frosts and 124 warm days a year

Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 15 nights a year.

149

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 58% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

124

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

1,041 mm of precipitation in a typical year

About 122 days a year bring 1 mm 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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L'Acadie publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, so these figures, and the snow below, come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 33 km away.

Snow

About 217 cm of snow a year

Expect snow from October to April, with about 52 cm in January, the snowiest month.

217 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 80% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

52 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Carignan

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

4,304 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

2,197 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year.

Living here

Living with Carignan’s climate

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

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

The wind chill passes −20 on about 36 days in a normal year.

Humidex

Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 50 a year.

Storms and extremes

A typical year is calm by definition; Carignan’s hazards page covers the exceptions.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: L'Acadie

The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for L'Acadie, one of its 450 normals locations.

Distance from the town	18 km south
Station altitude	44 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 33 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−32.5°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.1°C
Average wind	11.4 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 33 km

Compared with other towns

How Carignan compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.

July afternoons26.6°C

CarignanMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 70% of Canadian towns

January nights−13.6°C

CarignanMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 56% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,041 mm

CarignanMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year217 cm

CarignanMedian 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 Carignan’s would only repeat its figures. Carignan has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 13–17 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Carignan L'Acadie	26.6°C	−13.6°C	1,041 mm
Longueuil 13 km · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)	26.7°C about the same	−13.5°C about the same	1,041 mm
Sainte-Julie 15 km · L'Assomption	26.6°C about the same	−16.0°C 2.4°C colder	1,041 mm
Beloeil 17 km · Fleury	26.0°C 0.6°C cooler	−14.8°C 1.2°C colder	1,109 mm

Month by month

Carignan 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	−4.3°C	−13.6°C	−9.0°C	86 mm	52 cm
February	−2.9°C	−12.7°C	−7.8°C	66 mm	47 cm
March	2.6°C	−6.7°C	−2.1°C	77 mm	37 cm
April	11.1°C	0.7°C	5.9°C	90 mm	15 cm
May	19.5°C	7.8°C	13.7°C	86 mm	0 cm
June	24.2°C	13.2°C	18.7°C	84 mm	0 cm
July	26.6°C	15.5°C	21.1°C	91 mm	0 cm
August	25.3°C	13.9°C	19.6°C	94 mm	0 cm
September	21.4°C	9.7°C	15.6°C	89 mm	0 cm
October	13.6°C	4.1°C	8.9°C	103 mm	1 cm
November	6.1°C	−1.7°C	2.2°C	84 mm	16 cm
December	−0.7°C	−8.6°C	−4.7°C	92 mm	48 cm
Year	11.9°C	1.8°C	6.8°C	1,041 mm	217 cm

Year to year

In March, anything from −28.7°C to 25.4°C

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±2.9°C around −9.0°C), August the one that wanders least (±1.0°C).

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Sources

Where Carignan’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at L'Acadie (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
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 Carignan’s climate

How warm does Carignan get in summer?

A normal July afternoon tops out at about 26.6°C, the year’s high point.

How cold does Carignan get in winter?

January nights average −13.6°C, the coldest of the year.

How much rain and snow does Carignan get?

Precipitation totals 1,041 mm a year, with October the wettest month (103 mm) and February the driest (66 mm).

Are these figures for Carignan itself?

They come from L'Acadie, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Carignan.

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

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).