Summer arrives in force in Centre, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −13.5°C on average. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 74% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 40°C. Frost comes on about 146 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
No ECCC station in Centre has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 23 km west, instead.
A year in Centre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Centre’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Centre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 146 days, 20°C on 121
The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 12 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,041 mm a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. On about 122 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 217 cm in a normal 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 Centre
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. Homes here need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Centre’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Between the last frost, near 29 April, and the first, near 14 October, lie about 167 frost-free days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 40 days with a wind chill below −20.
A humidex above 30 marks about 50 days in a normal year.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Centre’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Montréal Trudeau (Airport)
Montréal Trudeau (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 23 km 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'Acadie, 30 km |
How Centre 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 Centre’s would only repeat its figures. Centre has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 7–11 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Boucherville 6.7 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C about the same | −16.0°C 2.5°C colder | 1,041 mm |
| Brossard 9.4 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
Centre 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 |
From −26.9°C to 25.8°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 3.0°C around its normal of −9.2°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.1°C.
Where Centre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- 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: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Centre’s climate
How warm does Centre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C.
How cold does Centre get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Centre get?
The year adds up to 1,041 mm. October is the peak month (103 mm) and February the low one (66 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 101 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Centre itself?
No: Centre 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 Centre →
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