Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Summer arrives in force in Ormstown, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Midwinter brings lows of about −13.0°C. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 78% of Canadian towns. Some 40°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 20–27°C.
No ECCC station in Ormstown has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads St-Anicet, 27 km west, instead.
A year in Ormstown at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Ormstown’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Ormstown feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
147 frost days and 121 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 13 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,047 mm of precipitation in a typical year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 141 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 170 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 44 cm. 484th snowiest of 493 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Ormstown
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. That means homes here need less heating than 67% of Canadian towns.
Living with Ormstown’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 161 days, roughly 28 April to 7 October.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Roughly 36 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Expect around 60 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Ormstown’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St-Anicet
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for St-Anicet are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 27 km west |
| Station altitude | 53 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −38.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Average wind | 10.8 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 45 km |
How Ormstown 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Ormstown’s would only repeat its figures. Ormstown has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–24 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormstown St-Anicet | 26.7°C | −13.0°C | 1,047 mm |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement 15 km · Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C about the same | −13.5°C 0.5°C colder | 1,041 mm |
| Saint-Chrysostome 19 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,041 mm |
Ormstown weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.1°C | −13.0°C | −8.7°C | 73 mm | 44 cm |
| February | −2.7°C | −12.1°C | −7.5°C | 59 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 2.8°C | −6.2°C | −1.6°C | 67 mm | 33 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | 1.6°C | 6.6°C | 97 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.5°C | 8.5°C | 14.0°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.3°C | 13.8°C | 19.1°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.7°C | 16.2°C | 21.2°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.8°C | 15.0°C | 20.3°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.6°C | 11.0°C | 16.2°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.0°C | 4.9°C | 9.5°C | 109 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.6°C | −1.0°C | 3.0°C | 81 mm | 10 cm |
| December | −0.3°C | −7.6°C | −4.2°C | 77 mm | 34 cm |
| Year | 12.1°C | 2.6°C | 7.3°C | 1,047 mm | 170 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.2°C; the steadiest month is August
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −29.0°C in 2014 to 27.0°C in 2012.
Where Ormstown’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for St-Anicet from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- 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, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Ormstown’s climate
How warm does Ormstown get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 26.7°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Ormstown get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −13.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Ormstown get?
October is the wettest month at 109 mm and February the driest at 59 mm, for 1,047 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 110 days a year.
Are these figures for Ormstown itself?
No, the station behind them is St-Anicet, beyond Ormstown’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Ormstown →
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).