Climate in Nicolas-Viel · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Summer afternoons in Nicolas-Viel are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns

Deep winter brings January lows near −13.5°C. Winter and summer sit 40°C apart. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 74% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 146 days a year at 0°C or below.

July afternoons: warmer than 78% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Montréal Trudeau (Airport) station, 11 km south-west.

July high

26.7°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−13.5°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,041 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

217 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

146

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

167

29 Apr to 14 Oct

A year in Nicolas-Viel at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−5°C−14°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−3°C−12°C

Mar2°C−7°C

Apr11°C1°CLast frost ~29 Apr

May19°C8°C

Jun24°C14°C

Jul27°C17°CWarmest

Aug26°C16°C

Sep21°C11°C

Oct13°C5°CWettestFirst frost ~14 Oct

Nov now6°C−2°C

Dec−1°C−9°C

What stands out about Nicolas-Viel’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.

Snowier than 80% of Canadian townsAbout 217 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.Warmer than 78% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 26.7°C, the warmest of the year. 4th warmest of 513 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.Wetter than 74% of Canadian townsAbout 1,041 mm of rain and melted snow a year; October is the wettest month and February the driest.

A normal year

What a year in Nicolas-Viel feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−3°C / −12°C

243 mm, with 147 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 1°C

253 mm, with 52 cm of snow

Summer

26°C / 15°C

268 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

13°C / 5°C

277 mm, with 17 cm of snow: the wettest season

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2°C−7°C

11°C1°C

19°C8°C

24°C14°C

27°C17°C

26°C16°C

21°C11°C

13°C5°C

6°C−2°C

−1°C−9°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

146 frost days and 121 days above 20°C a year

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.

167 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

29 Apr 14 Oct

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

146

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 65% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

121

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

About 1,041 mm of rain and snow a year

The most falls in October, the least in February. On about 122 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

1,041 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

818 mm

Of it as rain alone (79%)

103 mm

October, the wettest month

66 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

103 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

102 mm

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Snow

217 cm of snow in a typical year

The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 52 cm.

217 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 80% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

101

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

11 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

52 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

11 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Nicolas-Viel

93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,281 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

2,247 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. By this count, homes here need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Nicolas-Viel’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

About 167 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 29 April to a first of 14 October.

Get outside

The outdoor season by the averages is May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

On some 40 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.

Humidex

Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 50 days a year.

Storms and extremes

The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Nicolas-Viel’s.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	11 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, 35 km

Compared with other towns

How Nicolas-Viel 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.

July afternoons26.7°C

Nicolas-VielMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 78% of Canadian towns4th warmest of 513 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec

January nights−13.5°C

Nicolas-VielMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,041 mm

Nicolas-VielMedian Canadian town

05001,0001,5002,000

Wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year217 cm

Nicolas-VielMedian Canadian town

100200300400

Snowier than 80% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Nicolas-Viel whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 16–21 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Nicolas-Viel.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Nicolas-Viel Montréal Trudeau (Airport)	26.7°C	−13.5°C	1,041 mm
Montréal-Est 16 km · L'Assomption	26.6°C about the same	−16.0°C 2.5°C colder	1,041 mm
Brossard 18 km · L'Acadie	26.6°C about the same	−13.6°C about the same	1,041 mm

Month by month

Nicolas-Viel 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

Year to year

A March here can run from −26.9°C to 25.8°C

January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.0°C of the normal, −9.2°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.1°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Nicolas-Viel’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: 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: 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 Nicolas-Viel’s climate

How warm does Nicolas-Viel get in summer?

Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 26.7°C on a typical day.

How cold does Nicolas-Viel get in winter?

A typical January night falls to −13.5°C, the year’s low point.

How much rain and snow does Nicolas-Viel get?

Precipitation totals 1,041 mm a year, with October the wettest month (103 mm) and February the driest (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 Nicolas-Viel itself?

Nearly: Montréal Trudeau (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Nicolas-Viel’s boundary.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Nicolas-Viel →

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).