Midwinter lows in Pierreville sink below those of 77% of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.7°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 42°C. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 63% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Borrowed figures: Pierreville has no normals station, so these come from Nicolet, 21 km north-east.
A year in Pierreville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pierreville’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Pierreville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 948 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in July, the least in February. About 128 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 213 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in December (about 56 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Pierreville’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 43 days a year here.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 45 days a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Pierreville’s hazards page covers the risks.
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 | 21 km north-east |
| 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 | Drummondville, 33 km |
How Pierreville 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 Pierreville’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierreville Nicolet | 25.7°C | −16.4°C | 948 mm |
| Saint-François-du-Lac 1.6 km · Nicolet | 25.7°C about the same | −16.4°C about the same | 948 mm |
| Yamaska 11 km · Fleury | 26.0°C about the same | −14.8°C 1.6°C milder | 1,109 mm |
| Saint-Bonaventure 17 km · Drummondville | 26.0°C about the same | −14.2°C 2.2°C milder | 1,070 mm |
Pierreville weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| 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 |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.3°C; the steadiest month is June
March has the widest record range, −32.0°C in 2007 to 24.5°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Pierreville’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Nicolet (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Pierreville’s climate
How warm does Pierreville get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.7°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Pierreville get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −16.4°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Pierreville get?
Precipitation totals 948 mm a year, with July the wettest month (103 mm) and February the driest (49 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 120 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Pierreville itself?
They come from Nicolet, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Pierreville.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pierreville →
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).