Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Afternoon heat in Huntingdon beats that of 78% of Canadian towns
January nights here settle around −13.0°C. Seasons differ by 40°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 78% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 141 times a year.
These are not Huntingdon’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses St-Anicet, 14 km west.
A year in Huntingdon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Huntingdon’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Huntingdon feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 147 days, 20°C on 121
From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 13 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,047 mm a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 170 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 44 cm in January, the snowiest month. 484th snowiest of 493 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Huntingdon
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. A house here needs less heating than 67% of Canadian towns.
Living with Huntingdon’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 161 frost-free days: the last frost averages 28 April, the first 7 October.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Roughly 36 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Plan shade and water for about 60 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Huntingdon’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St-Anicet
St-Anicet is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 14 km west |
| Station altitude | 53 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −38.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Average wind | 10.8 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Cornwall, 46 km |
How Huntingdon compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Huntingdon’s would only repeat its figures. The one place listed is 27 km from Huntingdon, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon St-Anicet | 26.7°C | −13.0°C | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois 27 km · Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C about the same | −13.5°C 0.5°C colder | 1,041 mm |
Huntingdon weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.1°C | −13.0°C | −8.7°C | 73 mm | 44 cm |
| February | −2.7°C | −12.1°C | −7.5°C | 59 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 2.8°C | −6.2°C | −1.6°C | 67 mm | 33 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | 1.6°C | 6.6°C | 97 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.5°C | 8.5°C | 14.0°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.3°C | 13.8°C | 19.1°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.7°C | 16.2°C | 21.2°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.8°C | 15.0°C | 20.3°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.6°C | 11.0°C | 16.2°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.0°C | 4.9°C | 9.5°C | 109 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.6°C | −1.0°C | 3.0°C | 81 mm | 10 cm |
| December | −0.3°C | −7.6°C | −4.2°C | 77 mm | 34 cm |
| Year | 12.1°C | 2.6°C | 7.3°C | 1,047 mm | 170 cm |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.2°C; August the least
March has the widest record range, −29.0°C in 2014 to 27.0°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Huntingdon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for St-Anicet, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 Huntingdon’s climate
How warm does Huntingdon get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 26.7°C.
How cold does Huntingdon get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −13.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Huntingdon get?
Around 1,047 mm a year in all, from 109 mm in October down to 59 mm in February.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 110 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Huntingdon itself?
They come from St-Anicet, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Huntingdon.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Huntingdon →
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).