January in Nicolet bites harder than in 77% of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.7°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 63% of Canadian towns. Some 42°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Plan for rain or snow on about 128 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Nicolet station, 4.1 km south.
A year in Nicolet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Nicolet’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Nicolet feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
948 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in July, the least in February.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
213 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 56 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Nicolet’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 43 days in a normal year.
Expect around 45 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
A typical year is calm by definition; Nicolet’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Nicolet
ECCC builds the Nicolet normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 4.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 30 m |
| Completeness | at least 15 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Average wind | 11.1 km/h on average, most often from the north-east |
| Next-nearest location | Trois-Rivières, 14 km |
How Nicolet 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Nicolet’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolet | 25.7°C | −16.4°C | 948 mm |
| Trois-Rivières 14 km · Trois-Rivières | 25.1°C 0.6°C cooler | −14.1°C 2.3°C milder | 1,101 mm |
| Baie-du-Febvre 16 km · Nicolet | 25.7°C about the same | −16.4°C about the same | 948 mm |
Nicolet 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 | −6.7°C | −16.4°C | −11.6°C | 70 mm | 49 cm |
| February | −4.8°C | −15.3°C | −10.0°C | 49 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 1.1°C | −8.6°C | −3.7°C | 52 mm | 34 cm |
| April | 9.9°C | −0.2°C | 4.9°C | 82 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 18.9°C | 7.0°C | 12.9°C | 75 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.3°C | 18.0°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.7°C | 14.7°C | 20.2°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.7°C | 13.7°C | 19.2°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 9.2°C | 14.7°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.6°C | 3.5°C | 8.1°C | 90 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4.9°C | −2.5°C | 1.2°C | 75 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −2.5°C | −10.3°C | −6.5°C | 76 mm | 56 cm |
| Year | 10.6°C | 0.6°C | 5.6°C | 948 mm | 213 cm |
January varies most from one year to the next (3.3°C), June least
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −32.0°C (2007) and 24.5°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Nicolet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Nicolet, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- 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 Nicolet’s climate
How warm does Nicolet get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 25.7°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Nicolet get in winter?
Expect nights around −16.4°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Nicolet get?
July is the wettest month at 103 mm and February the driest at 49 mm, for 948 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 120 days a year.
Are these figures for Nicolet itself?
Yes, from ECCC’s station within Nicolet’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Nicolet →
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).