Afternoon heat in Mile End beats that of 78% of Canadian towns
Nights in January average −13.5°C. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 74% of Canadian towns. Some 40°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 19–27°C.
Read at Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 13 km south-west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Mile End at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Mile End’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Mile End feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
146 frost days and 121 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. 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. Some 122 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 217 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 52 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Mile End
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Mile End’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Plant out after about 29 April; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 14 October, leaving roughly 167 days without frost.
Plan time outside for May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →About 40 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 50 days a year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Mile End’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →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 town | 13 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'Acadie, 32 km |
How Mile End 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Mile End’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 13–17 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Mile End.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mile End Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Brossard 13 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
| Montréal-Est 14 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C about the same | −16.0°C 2.5°C colder | 1,041 mm |
Mile End 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 |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.0°C; the steadiest month is June
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −26.9°C in 1992 and a high of 25.8°C in 2012.
Where Mile End’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- 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: 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 Mile End’s climate
How warm does Mile End get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 26.7°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Mile End get in winter?
January nights average −13.5°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Mile End get?
About 1,041 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. October is the wettest month (103 mm) and February the driest (66 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 101 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Mile End itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport), just outside Mile End’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Mile End →
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