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Climate in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil is wetter than 79% of Canadian towns: 1,070 mm of rain and snow a year

In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.0°C. Seasons differ by 40°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 61% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 136 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.

July afternoons: warmer than 61% of Canadian towns
January nights: colder than 61% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: wetter than 79% of Canadian towns

No ECCC station in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Drummondville, 17 km south-west, instead.

A year in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil at a glance

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

Jan−5°C−14°CColdest nights
Feb−3°C−13°C
Mar2°C−7°C
Apr11°C1°C
May19°C8°C
Jun24°C14°C
Jul26°C16°CWarmestWettest
Aug25°C15°C
Sep21°C11°C
Oct13°C5°C
Nov now6°C−2°C
Dec−1°C−9°CSnowiest

What stands out about Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter
−3°C / −12°C
250 mm, with 167 cm of snow
Spring
11°C / 1°C
236 mm, with 47 cm of snow
Summer
25°C / 15°C
310 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
13°C / 5°C
274 mm, with 15 cm of snow
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

About 153 frosts and 114 warm days a year

Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 19 nights a year.

153
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
Fewer frosts than 56% of Canadian towns
79
Days that stay below 0°C
19
Nights a year below −20°C
114
Days a year above 20°C
8
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

30
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

30
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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 1,070 mm a year

The most falls in July, the least in February.

1,070 mm
Rain and snow a year
Wetter than 79% of Canadian towns
828 mm
Of it as rain alone (77%)
109 mm
July, the wettest month
66 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

109 mm
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

109 mm
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Snow

229 cm of snow in a typical year

From October to April snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 60 cm.

229 cm
Snowfall a year
Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns
49
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
25 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

60 cm
JFMAMJJASOND

Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

25 cm
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Heating

Heating a home in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil

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

4,412 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
2,178 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year.

Living here

Living with Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil’s climate

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

Get outside

For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →
Storms and extremes

Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Drummondville

Drummondville is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town17 km south-west
Station altitude82 m
Completenessat least 20 years
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−39.5°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202034.5°C
Next-nearest locationArthabaska, 31 km
Compared with other towns

How Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil 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.

July afternoons26.0°C
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-ConseilMedian Canadian town
18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C
Warmer than 61% of Canadian towns
January nights−14.2°C
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-ConseilMedian Canadian town
−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Colder than 61% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year1,070 mm
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-ConseilMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Wetter than 79% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year229 cm
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-ConseilMedian Canadian town
100200300400
Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil’s would only repeat its figures.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil Drummondville26.0°C−14.2°C1,070 mm
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton 10 km · Arthabaska25.1°C 0.9°C cooler−15.3°C 1.1°C colder1,150 mm
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover 12 km · Drummondville26.0°C about the same−14.2°C about the same1,070 mm
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston 13 km · Nicolet25.7°C about the same−16.4°C 2.2°C colder948 mm
Month by month

Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−5.2°C−14.2°C−9.7°C90 mm57 cm
February−3.2°C−12.8°C−8.0°C66 mm50 cm
March2.3°C−7.2°C−2.4°C66 mm38 cm
April10.7°C0.9°C5.9°C79 mm9 cm
May19.1°C8.0°C13.4°C91 mmunder 1 cm
June23.8°C13.6°C18.8°C102 mm0 cm
July26.0°C16.2°C21.1°C109 mm0 cm
August25.1°C15.2°C20.1°C99 mm0 cm
September20.7°C10.9°C15.7°C94 mm0 cm
October13.2°C4.7°C9.0°C100 mm1 cm
November5.9°C−1.5°C2.2°C80 mm14 cm
December−1.4°C−8.8°C−5.2°C95 mm60 cm
Year11.4°C2.1°C6.7°C1,070 mm229 cm
Year to year

A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.2°C; the steadiest month is June

March has the widest record range, −31.0°C in 2007 to 25.0°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Drummondville, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
  • Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
  • Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil’s climate

How warm does Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil get in summer?

Highs reach 26.0°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.

How cold does Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil get in winter?

Expect nights around −14.2°C in January; no month is colder.

How much rain and snow does Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil get?

Around 1,070 mm a year in all, from 109 mm in July down to 66 mm in February.

Are these figures for Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil itself?

They come from Drummondville, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil →

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).