July in La Visitation runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −13.5°C on average. Of all months, October brings the most precipitation and February the least. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 74% of Canadian towns. Expect about 146 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Montréal Trudeau (Airport) location, 14 km south-west.
A year in La Visitation at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about La Visitation’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in La Visitation feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 146 days, 20°C on 121
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
On about 122 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
217 cm of snow in a typical 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 La Visitation
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. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with La Visitation’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 29 April to about 14 October, some 167 days in a normal year.
For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 40 days a year here.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 50 days a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; La Visitation’s hazards page covers the risks.
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 | 14 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, 31 km |
How La Visitation 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 La Visitation’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 13–20 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from La Visitation.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Visitation Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Montréal-Est 13 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C about the same | −16.0°C 2.5°C colder | 1,041 mm |
| Brossard 20 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
La Visitation weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
In March, anything from −26.9°C to 25.8°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.0°C of its normal of −9.2°C; June keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where La Visitation’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about La Visitation’s climate
How warm does La Visitation get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 26.7°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does La Visitation get in winter?
Overnight lows average −13.5°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does La Visitation get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,041 mm a year; October leads with 103 mm and February trails with 66 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 101 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for La Visitation itself?
They are the normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport), measured just outside La Visitation itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for La Visitation →
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).