July in Verdun-Centre runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
In January the night’s low is typically −13.5°C. Expect the most rain and snow in October and the least in February. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 74% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport) (14 km west).
A year in Verdun-Centre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Verdun-Centre’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Verdun-Centre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 146 days, 20°C on 121
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
About 122 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 217 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 52 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Verdun-Centre
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. Homes here need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Verdun-Centre’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 167 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 29 April to a first of 14 October.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 40 days a year.
Roughly 50 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Verdun-Centre’s hazards page covers the risks.
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 | 14 km 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, 26 km |
How Verdun-Centre 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 Verdun-Centre’s own would show the same figures). No closer place has figures: this one lies 8 km from Verdun-Centre.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdun-Centre Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Brossard 8.4 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
Verdun-Centre 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 |
From year to year, January moves by 3.0°C, more than any month, and June least
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 Verdun-Centre’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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Verdun-Centre’s climate
How warm does Verdun-Centre get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 26.7°C.
How cold does Verdun-Centre get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Verdun-Centre 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?
Around 101 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Verdun-Centre itself?
Nearly: Montréal Trudeau (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Verdun-Centre’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Verdun-Centre →
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