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Climate in Bellerive · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

July in Bellerive runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns

On a normal January night the air cools to about −13.5°C. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 74% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 40°C. Windshields need scraping on about 146 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.

July afternoons: warmer than 78% of Canadian towns
January nights: milder than 51% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Bellerive itself; the figures are those of Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 23 km west.

A year in Bellerive at a glance

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

Jan−5°C−14°CColdest nightsSnowiest
Feb−3°C−12°C
Mar2°C−7°C
Apr11°C1°CLast frost ~29 Apr
May19°C8°C
Jun24°C14°C
Jul27°C17°CWarmest
Aug26°C16°C
Sep21°C11°C
Oct13°C5°CWettestFirst frost ~14 Oct
Nov now6°C−2°C
Dec−1°C−9°C

What stands out about Bellerive’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Bellerive feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter
−3°C / −12°C
243 mm, with 147 cm of snow
Spring
11°C / 1°C
253 mm, with 52 cm of snow
Summer
26°C / 15°C
268 mm of rain and snow
Autumn
13°C / 5°C
277 mm, with 17 cm of snow: the wettest season
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

About 146 frosts and 121 warm days a year

Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Some 12 nights a year drop under −20°C.

146
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
Fewer frosts than 65% of Canadian towns
73
Days that stay below 0°C
12
Nights a year below −20°C
121
Days a year above 20°C
11
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

30
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

30
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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 1,041 mm a year

October is the wettest month and February the driest. Some 122 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

1,041 mm
Rain and snow a year
Wetter than 74% of Canadian towns
818 mm
Of it as rain alone (79%)
103 mm
October, the wettest month
66 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

103 mm
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

102 mm
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Snow

About 217 cm of snow a year

Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 52 cm).

217 cm
Snowfall a year
Snowier than 80% of Canadian towns
58
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
101
Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground
11 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

52 cm
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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

11 cm
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Heating

Heating a home in Bellerive

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

4,281 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
2,247 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Bellerive’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

Count on about 167 frost-free days: the last frost averages 29 April, the first 14 October.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

Winter brings about 40 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

On some 50 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.

Storms and extremes

Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Bellerive’s hazards page does.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

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 town23 km west
Station altitude36 m
Completenessmeets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−31.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202036.6°C
Average wind15.4 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest locationL'Assomption, 30 km
Compared with other towns

How Bellerive 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 afternoons26.7°C
BelleriveMedian Canadian town
18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C
Warmer than 78% of Canadian towns4th warmest of 513 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec
January nights−13.5°C
BelleriveMedian Canadian town
−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Milder than 51% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year1,041 mm
BelleriveMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Wetter than 74% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year217 cm
BelleriveMedian Canadian town
100200300400
Snowier than 80% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Bellerive’s would only repeat its figures. Bellerive has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 7–12 km out.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Bellerive Montréal Trudeau (Airport)26.7°C−13.5°C1,041 mm
Boucherville 6.9 km · L'Assomption26.6°C about the same−16.0°C 2.5°C colder1,041 mm
Brossard 9.8 km · L'Acadie26.6°C about the same−13.6°C about the same1,041 mm
Month by month

Bellerive weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−5.0°C−13.5°C−9.2°C86 mm52 cm
February−3.4°C−12.4°C−8.0°C66 mm47 cm
March2.4°C−6.5°C−2.0°C77 mm37 cm
April11.3°C1.1°C6.2°C90 mm15 cm
May19.4°C8.3°C13.9°C86 mm0 cm
June24.2°C13.8°C19.0°C84 mm0 cm
July26.7°C16.7°C21.7°C91 mm0 cm
August25.7°C15.6°C20.6°C94 mm0 cm
September21.1°C10.9°C16.0°C89 mm0 cm
October13.2°C4.5°C8.9°C103 mm1 cm
November6.1°C−1.7°C2.3°C84 mm16 cm
December−1.2°C−8.7°C−5.0°C92 mm48 cm
Year11.7°C2.3°C7.0°C1,041 mm217 cm
Year to year

January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.0°C; June the least

Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −26.9°C in 1992 to 25.8°C in 2012.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Bellerive’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 1991–2020.
  • Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
  • 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 Bellerive’s climate

How warm does Bellerive get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C.

How cold does Bellerive get in winter?

The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −13.5°C.

How much rain and snow does Bellerive get?

Precipitation totals 1,041 mm a year, with October the wettest month (103 mm) and February the driest (66 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Around 101 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.

Are these figures for Bellerive itself?

No: Bellerive has no normals location, so the figures come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport), the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.

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

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).