Climate in Plessisville · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

More rain and snow fall on Plessisville than on 84% of Canadian towns: 1,150 mm a year

The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −15.3°C on average. In January, nights here are colder than in 72% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. From June to September, highs of 20–25°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.

July afternoons: cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 72% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 84% of Canadian towns

The nearest ECCC normals location to Plessisville is Arthabaska, 28 km south-west, and every figure on this page is its.

July high

25.1°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−15.3°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,150 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

220 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

169

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Plessisville at a glance

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

Jan−6°C−15°CColdest nights

Feb−4°C−14°C

Mar2°C−8°C

Apr10°C−1°C

May18°C6°C

Jun23°C12°C

Jul25°C14°CWarmestWettest

Aug24°C13°C

Sep20°C9°C

Oct12°C3°C

Nov now5°C−3°C

Dec−2°C−10°CSnowiest

What stands out about Plessisville’s climate

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

Snowier than 85% of Canadian townsAbout 220 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December.Wetter than 84% of Canadian townsAbout 1,150 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.Colder than 72% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −15.3°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Plessisville feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−4°C / −13°C

233 mm, with 144 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −1°C

255 mm, with 55 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 13°C

356 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

12°C / 3°C

307 mm, with 21 cm of snow

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−4°C−14°C

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10°C−1°C

18°C6°C

23°C12°C

25°C14°C

24°C13°C

20°C9°C

12°C3°C

5°C−3°C

−2°C−10°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 169 days, 20°C on 104

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 22 nights a year.

169

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 56% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

104

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

1,150 mm of precipitation in a typical year

On about 148 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

1,150 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 84% of Canadian towns

930 mm

Of it as rain alone (81%)

131 mm

July, the wettest month

67 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

131 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

131 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 220 cm in a normal year

From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 50 cm.

220 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

28 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

50 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

28 cm

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Living here

Living with Plessisville’s climate

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

Get outside

The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Plessisville’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Arthabaska

The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Arthabaska, one of its 450 normals locations.

Distance from the town	28 km south-west
Station altitude	140 m
Completeness	at least 15 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−39.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	34.5°C
Next-nearest location	Thetford Mines, 33 km

Compared with other towns

How Plessisville compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Quebec.

July afternoons25.1°C

PlessisvilleMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights−15.3°C

PlessisvilleMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 72% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,150 mm

PlessisvilleMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 84% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year220 cm

PlessisvilleMedian Canadian town

100200300400

Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Plessisville’s own would show the same figures).

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Plessisville Arthabaska	25.1°C	−15.3°C	1,150 mm
Plessisville 2.9 km · Arthabaska	25.1°C about the same	−15.3°C about the same	1,150 mm
Laurierville 9.4 km · Thetford Mines	23.5°C 1.6°C cooler	−16.1°C 0.8°C colder	1,324 mm
Saint-Louis-de-Blandford 19 km · Fortierville	25.5°C about the same	−16.9°C 1.6°C colder	1,138 mm

Month by month

Plessisville weather by month

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

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−5.8°C	−15.3°C	−10.8°C	76 mm	48 cm
February	−4.2°C	−13.8°C	−8.9°C	67 mm	47 cm
March	1.5°C	−8.2°C	−3.5°C	73 mm	39 cm
April	9.8°C	−0.5°C	4.8°C	84 mm	14 cm
May	18.1°C	6.4°C	12.2°C	97 mm	2 cm
June	22.9°C	11.5°C	17.2°C	117 mm	0 cm
July	25.1°C	14.3°C	19.4°C	131 mm	0 cm
August	24.2°C	13.2°C	18.6°C	108 mm	0 cm
September	19.7°C	9.0°C	14.5°C	109 mm	0 cm
October	12.2°C	3.3°C	7.8°C	115 mm	3 cm
November	5.0°C	−2.9°C	1.2°C	82 mm	19 cm
December	−2.1°C	−10.0°C	−6.1°C	90 mm	50 cm
Year	10.5°C	0.6°C	5.5°C	1,150 mm	220 cm

Year to year

January has run from −39.0°C to 16.0°C in thirty years

Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 3.3°C around −10.8°C) and June least (1.0°C).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Plessisville’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Arthabaska, its nearest location with complete 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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

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

Questions about Plessisville’s climate

How warm does Plessisville get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.1°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does Plessisville get in winter?

Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −15.3°C.

How much rain and snow does Plessisville get?

The yearly total is about 1,150 mm. July gets 131 mm, the most of any month; February gets 67 mm, the least.

Are these figures for Plessisville itself?

No, they come from Arthabaska; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Plessisville itself.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Plessisville →

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).