Snowfall in Dudswell tops that of 89% of Canadian towns: about 269 cm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −16.5°C. Precipitation peaks in August and eases off in February. Its January nights bite harder than in 78% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 147 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
ECCC publishes no normals for Dudswell itself; the figures are those of Sherbrooke, 21 km south-west.
A year in Dudswell at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Dudswell’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Dudswell feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 181 frosts and 111 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 30 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,015 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Sherbrooke publishes no full year of precipitation, so these figures come from Lennoxville, 33 km away.
About 269 cm of snow a year
From October to April snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 65 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Richmond, 44 km away (Sherbrooke records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Dudswell
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. By this count, homes here need more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.
Living with Dudswell’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 50 days a year.
On some 37 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Dudswell’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 21 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 241 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Lennoxville, 33 km |
| Snowfall from | Richmond, 44 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.0°C |
| Average wind | 10.1 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Lennoxville, 33 km |
How Dudswell compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Dudswell whose figures come from another normals location. Dudswell has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 27–30 km out.
Dudswell weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.0°C | −16.5°C | −10.8°C | 76 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −3.2°C | −15.5°C | −9.4°C | 66 mm | 58 cm |
| March | 2.3°C | −9.4°C | −3.6°C | 68 mm | 53 cm |
| April | 10.4°C | −1.7°C | 4.4°C | 82 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 18.6°C | 4.7°C | 11.6°C | 85 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22.7°C | 9.6°C | 16.1°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.3°C | 12.3°C | 18.8°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.3°C | 11.3°C | 17.9°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.2°C | 6.8°C | 13.6°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.6°C | 1.3°C | 6.9°C | 91 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | −3.7°C | 1.1°C | 70 mm | 17 cm |
| December | −1.4°C | −10.8°C | −6.1°C | 75 mm | 65 cm |
| Year | 11.1°C | −1.0°C | 5.1°C | 1,015 mm | 269 cm |
In March, anything from −35.3°C to 25.3°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.3°C of its normal of −10.8°C; August keeps to within 1.0°C.
Where Dudswell’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Sherbrooke: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- 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: 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 Dudswell’s climate
How warm does Dudswell get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 25.3°C.
How cold does Dudswell get in winter?
Lows sink to −16.5°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Dudswell get?
1,015 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is August (104 mm); the driest, February (66 mm).
Are these figures for Dudswell itself?
Not as such: Sherbrooke is the nearest normals location, and Dudswell has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Dudswell →
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).