Summer afternoons in Laflèche are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about −13.5°C. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 74% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 40°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. About 122 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
No ECCC station in Laflèche has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 22 km west, instead.
A year in Laflèche at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Laflèche’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Laflèche feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 146 frosts and 121 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 12 nights a year drop under −20°C.
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
October is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 217 cm of snow a year
From October to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 52 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Laflèche
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. By this count, homes here need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Laflèche’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
From about 29 April to 14 October the garden is usually clear of frost, some 167 days.
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.
Plan shade and water for about 50 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Laflèche’s hazards page.
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 | 22 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, 25 km |
How Laflèche 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Laflèche’s own would show the same figures). Laflèche has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 5–12 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laflèche Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Brossard 4.7 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
| Boucherville 11 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C about the same | −16.0°C 2.5°C colder | 1,041 mm |
Laflèche weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| 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 |
March has run from −26.9°C to 25.8°C in thirty years
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 3.0°C from −9.2°C. June moves least, typically by 1.1°C.
Where Laflèche’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: 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: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Laflèche’s climate
How warm does Laflèche get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 26.7°C on a typical day.
How cold does Laflèche get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Laflèche 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?
Around 101 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Laflèche itself?
Not as such: Montréal Trudeau (Airport) is the nearest normals location, and Laflèche has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Laflèche →
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).