Photo: Veillg1 · CC0January in Clarendon bites harder than in 81% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.4°C. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 67% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is June; the driest is February. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 137 times a year.
Measured at Charteris, 9.2 km north-east: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Clarendon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Clarendon’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Clarendon feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
178 frost days and 115 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 31 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
968 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Charteris normals leave out precipitation and snow; both come from Luskville here, 40 km away.
Snowfall: about 193 cm in a normal year
From October to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 53 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Clarendon
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.
Living with Clarendon’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Plant out after about 23 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 19 September, leaving roughly 118 days without frost.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Clarendon’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Charteris
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Charteris.
| Distance from the town | 9.2 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 168 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Luskville, 40 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Luskville, 40 km |
How Clarendon 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Clarendon’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 28–46 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Clarendon.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Charteris | 26.4°C | −16.9°C | 968 mm |
| Arnprior 28 km · Luskville | 26.9°C 0.5°C warmer | −16.0°C 0.9°C milder | 968 mm |
| Greater Madawaska 43 km · Drummond Centre | 27.1°C 0.7°C warmer | −14.2°C 2.7°C milder | 939 mm |
Clarendon weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.2°C | −16.9°C | −11.6°C | 77 mm | 53 cm |
| February | −4.2°C | −16.1°C | −10.2°C | 63 mm | 43 cm |
| March | 2.2°C | −9.5°C | −3.7°C | 63 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 10.8°C | −1.2°C | 5.1°C | 74 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 19.3°C | 5.5°C | 12.5°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23.9°C | 10.6°C | 17.4°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.4°C | 13.1°C | 19.6°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.1°C | 12.2°C | 18.6°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.4°C | 7.9°C | 14.3°C | 87 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 12.4°C | 2.3°C | 7.5°C | 84 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 4.8°C | −3.8°C | 0.7°C | 74 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −2.6°C | −11.3°C | −7.0°C | 76 mm | 43 cm |
| Year | 11.0°C | −0.6°C | 5.3°C | 968 mm | 193 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.4°C; the steadiest month is August
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −35.0°C (2007) and 27.5°C (2012).
Where Clarendon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Charteris, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- 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 Clarendon’s climate
How warm does Clarendon get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 26.4°C.
How cold does Clarendon get in winter?
Lows sink to −16.9°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Clarendon get?
Precipitation totals 968 mm a year, with June the wettest month (99 mm) and February the driest (63 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 127 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Clarendon itself?
Yes: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Charteris, a location inside Clarendon.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Clarendon →
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).