Photo: Roncanada · CC BY-SA 4.0Nights turn raw in Maskinongé each January, colder than in 77% of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.7°C. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 63% of Canadian towns. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 20–26°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Maskinongé is Nicolet, 31 km east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Maskinongé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Maskinongé’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Maskinongé feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
948 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 128 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 213 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 56 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Maskinongé’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 43 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
About 45 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Maskinongé’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Nicolet
ECCC builds the Nicolet normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 31 km east |
| Station altitude | 30 m |
| Completeness | at least 15 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Average wind | 11.1 km/h on average, most often from the north-east |
| Next-nearest location | Trois-Rivières, 41 km |
How Maskinongé compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Maskinongé’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maskinongé Nicolet | 25.7°C | −16.4°C | 948 mm |
| Louiseville 6.4 km · Nicolet | 25.7°C about the same | −16.4°C about the same | 948 mm |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel 19 km · Fleury | 26.0°C about the same | −14.8°C 1.6°C milder | 1,109 mm |
| Saint-Cuthbert 19 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C 0.9°C warmer | −16.0°C about the same | 1,109 mm |
Maskinongé weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.7°C | −16.4°C | −11.6°C | 70 mm | 49 cm |
| February | −4.8°C | −15.3°C | −10.0°C | 49 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 1.1°C | −8.6°C | −3.7°C | 52 mm | 34 cm |
| April | 9.9°C | −0.2°C | 4.9°C | 82 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 18.9°C | 7.0°C | 12.9°C | 75 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.3°C | 18.0°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.7°C | 14.7°C | 20.2°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.7°C | 13.7°C | 19.2°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 9.2°C | 14.7°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.6°C | 3.5°C | 8.1°C | 90 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4.9°C | −2.5°C | 1.2°C | 75 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −2.5°C | −10.3°C | −6.5°C | 76 mm | 56 cm |
| Year | 10.6°C | 0.6°C | 5.6°C | 948 mm | 213 cm |
From −32.0°C to 24.5°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 3.3°C from −11.6°C. June moves least, typically by 0.8°C.
Where Maskinongé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Nicolet from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- 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 (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 Maskinongé’s climate
How warm does Maskinongé get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.7°C.
How cold does Maskinongé get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −16.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Maskinongé get?
Rain and snow add up to about 948 mm of water a year; July brings the most (103 mm), February the least (49 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 120 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Maskinongé itself?
No, they come from Nicolet; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Maskinongé itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Maskinongé →
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).