Afternoon heat in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul beats that of 78% of Canadian towns
January mornings start at about −13.5°C. Of all months, October brings the most precipitation and February the least. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 74% of Canadian towns. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 19–27°C.
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 17 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Vincent-de-Paul’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 146 frosts and 121 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 12 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,041 mm of rain and snow a year
About 122 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
217 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 52 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-Vincent-de-Paul’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Plant out after about 29 April; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 14 October, leaving roughly 167 days without frost.
Plan time outside for May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 40 days a year.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 50 days a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Saint-Vincent-de-Paul’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Montréal Trudeau (Airport)
ECCC builds the Montréal Trudeau (Airport) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 36 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.6°C |
| Average wind | 15.4 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | L'Assomption, 29 km |
How Saint-Vincent-de-Paul 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Vincent-de-Paul’s would only repeat its figures. No closer place has figures: this one lies 12 km from Saint-Vincent-de-Paul.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Montréal-Est 12 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C about the same | −16.0°C 2.5°C colder | 1,041 mm |
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.0°C | −13.5°C | −9.2°C | 86 mm | 52 cm |
| February | −3.4°C | −12.4°C | −8.0°C | 66 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 2.4°C | −6.5°C | −2.0°C | 77 mm | 37 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | 1.1°C | 6.2°C | 90 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 19.4°C | 8.3°C | 13.9°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.2°C | 13.8°C | 19.0°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.7°C | 16.7°C | 21.7°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.7°C | 15.6°C | 20.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.9°C | 16.0°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.2°C | 4.5°C | 8.9°C | 103 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.1°C | −1.7°C | 2.3°C | 84 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −1.2°C | −8.7°C | −5.0°C | 92 mm | 48 cm |
| Year | 11.7°C | 2.3°C | 7.0°C | 1,041 mm | 217 cm |
January varies most from one year to the next (3.0°C), June least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −26.9°C (1992) to 25.8°C (2012).
Where Saint-Vincent-de-Paul’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Montréal Trudeau (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saint-Vincent-de-Paul’s climate
How warm does Saint-Vincent-de-Paul get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 26.7°C on a typical day.
How cold does Saint-Vincent-de-Paul get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −13.5°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Vincent-de-Paul get?
1,041 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is October (103 mm); the driest, February (66 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Roughly 101 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Saint-Vincent-de-Paul itself?
Not quite: they come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport), the closest ECCC normals location to Saint-Vincent-de-Paul.
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