Afternoon heat in Pierrefonds-Est beats that of 78% of Canadian towns
In January the night’s low is typically −13.5°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 74% of Canadian towns. Of all months, October brings the most precipitation and February the least. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 122 days a year with 1 mm or more.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Montréal Trudeau (Airport) station, 6.6 km south-east.
A year in Pierrefonds-Est at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pierrefonds-Est’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Pierrefonds-Est feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 146 frosts and 121 warm days a year
From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost 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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,041 mm a year
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 Pierrefonds-Est
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. That means homes here need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Pierrefonds-Est’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 29 April until frost returns near 14 October: about 167 days.
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 →Plan for about 40 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
About 50 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Pierrefonds-Est’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →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 | 6.6 km south-east |
| 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 | Lachute, 43 km |
How Pierrefonds-Est compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Pierrefonds-Est whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 23–28 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Pierrefonds-Est.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefonds-Est Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Kanesatake 23 km · Lachute | 26.5°C about the same | −14.7°C 1.2°C colder | 1,178 mm |
| Terrebonne 26 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C about the same | −16.0°C 2.5°C colder | 1,041 mm |
| Candiac 27 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
Pierrefonds-Est 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 |
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 Pierrefonds-Est’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: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Pierrefonds-Est’s climate
How warm does Pierrefonds-Est get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 26.7°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Pierrefonds-Est get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Pierrefonds-Est get?
October is the wettest month at 103 mm and February the driest at 66 mm, for 1,041 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 101 days a year.
Are these figures for Pierrefonds-Est itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Montréal Trudeau (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Pierrefonds-Est.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pierrefonds-Est →
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).