Rue principale à Drummondville . - [1930]

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Climate in Drummondville · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Wet weather: 1,070 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Drummondville, more than on 79% of Canadian towns

Expect July afternoons of about 26.0°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 40°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 61% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 153 days a year at 0°C or below.

July afternoons: warmer than 61% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 61% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 79% of Canadian towns

Measured at Drummondville, 0.9 km north: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.

July high

26.0°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−14.2°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,070 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

229 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

153

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Drummondville at a glance

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

Jan−5°C−14°CColdest nights

Feb−3°C−13°C

Mar2°C−7°C

Apr11°C1°C

May19°C8°C

Jun24°C14°C

Jul26°C16°CWarmestWettest

Aug25°C15°C

Sep21°C11°C

Oct13°C5°C

Nov now6°C−2°C

Dec−1°C−9°CSnowiest

What stands out about Drummondville’s climate

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

Snowier than 85% of Canadian townsAbout 229 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December.Wetter than 79% of Canadian townsAbout 1,070 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.

A normal year

What a year in Drummondville 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

250 mm, with 167 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 1°C

236 mm, with 47 cm of snow

Summer

25°C / 15°C

310 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

13°C / 5°C

274 mm, with 15 cm of snow

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−5°C−14°C

−3°C−13°C

2°C−7°C

11°C1°C

19°C8°C

24°C14°C

26°C16°C

25°C15°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 153 days, 20°C on 114

The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 19 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

153

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 56% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

114

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

1,070 mm of precipitation in a typical year

July is the wettest month and February the driest. About 136 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

1,070 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 79% of Canadian towns

828 mm

Of it as rain alone (77%)

109 mm

July, the wettest month

66 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

109 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

109 mm

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Snow

229 cm of snow in a typical year

The snow season runs October to April; December brings the most, about 60 cm.

229 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

25 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

60 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

25 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Drummondville

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

4,412 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

2,178 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up.

Living here

Living with Drummondville’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

Get outside

The outdoor season by the averages is May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

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

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Drummondville

Drummondville is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	0.9 km north
Station altitude	82 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−39.5°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	34.5°C
Next-nearest location	Nicolet, 38 km

Compared with other towns

How Drummondville 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 afternoons26.0°C

DrummondvilleMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 61% of Canadian towns

January nights−14.2°C

DrummondvilleMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 61% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,070 mm

DrummondvilleMedian Canadian town

05001,0001,5002,000

Wetter than 79% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year229 cm

DrummondvilleMedian Canadian town

100200300400

Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Drummondville’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 22–28 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Drummondville.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Drummondville	26.0°C	−14.2°C	1,070 mm
Saint-Guillaume 22 km · Fleury	26.0°C about the same	−14.8°C 0.6°C colder	1,109 mm
Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey 23 km · Richmond	25.6°C about the same	−15.0°C 0.8°C colder	1,070 mm
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton 24 km · Arthabaska	25.1°C 0.9°C cooler	−15.3°C 1.1°C colder	1,150 mm
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston 28 km · Nicolet	25.7°C about the same	−16.4°C 2.2°C colder	948 mm

Month by month

Drummondville weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−5.2°C	−14.2°C	−9.7°C	90 mm	57 cm
February	−3.2°C	−12.8°C	−8.0°C	66 mm	50 cm
March	2.3°C	−7.2°C	−2.4°C	66 mm	38 cm
April	10.7°C	0.9°C	5.9°C	79 mm	9 cm
May	19.1°C	8.0°C	13.4°C	91 mm	under 1 cm
June	23.8°C	13.6°C	18.8°C	102 mm	0 cm
July	26.0°C	16.2°C	21.1°C	109 mm	0 cm
August	25.1°C	15.2°C	20.1°C	99 mm	0 cm
September	20.7°C	10.9°C	15.7°C	94 mm	0 cm
October	13.2°C	4.7°C	9.0°C	100 mm	1 cm
November	5.9°C	−1.5°C	2.2°C	80 mm	14 cm
December	−1.4°C	−8.8°C	−5.2°C	95 mm	60 cm
Year	11.4°C	2.1°C	6.7°C	1,070 mm	229 cm

Year to year

A March here can run from −31.0°C to 25.0°C

January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.2°C of the normal, −9.7°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.1°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Drummondville’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Drummondville, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.

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

Questions about Drummondville’s climate

How warm does Drummondville get in summer?

A normal July afternoon tops out at about 26.0°C, the year’s high point.

How cold does Drummondville get in winter?

At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −14.2°C.

How much rain and snow does Drummondville get?

Count on roughly 1,070 mm a year, heaviest in July (109 mm) and lightest in February (66 mm).

Are these figures for Drummondville itself?

Yes. They were measured in Drummondville, at ECCC’s own station there.

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

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).