Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0July in Pointe-Calumet runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −13.5°C on average. October is the wettest month, February the driest. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 74% of Canadian towns. Garden chairs stay out from May to September, the months with highs of 19–27°C.
Borrowed figures: Pointe-Calumet has no normals station, so these come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 18 km east.
A year in Pointe-Calumet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pointe-Calumet’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Pointe-Calumet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 146 frosts and 121 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. On about 12 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,041 mm a year
Some 122 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 217 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 52 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Pointe-Calumet
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Pointe-Calumet’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 29 April until frost returns near 14 October: about 167 days.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 40 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 50 days a year.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Pointe-Calumet’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Montréal Trudeau (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 18 km east |
| Station altitude | 36 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.6°C |
| Average wind | 15.4 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Lachute, 33 km |
How Pointe-Calumet 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Pointe-Calumet whose figures come from another normals location. Pointe-Calumet has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 11–24 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Calumet Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Kanesatake 11 km · Lachute | 26.5°C about the same | −14.7°C 1.2°C colder | 1,178 mm |
| Saint-Clet 24 km · St-Anicet | 26.7°C about the same | −13.0°C 0.5°C milder | 1,047 mm |
Pointe-Calumet weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.0°C | −13.5°C | −9.2°C | 86 mm | 52 cm |
| February | −3.4°C | −12.4°C | −8.0°C | 66 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 2.4°C | −6.5°C | −2.0°C | 77 mm | 37 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | 1.1°C | 6.2°C | 90 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 19.4°C | 8.3°C | 13.9°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.2°C | 13.8°C | 19.0°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.7°C | 16.7°C | 21.7°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.7°C | 15.6°C | 20.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.9°C | 16.0°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.2°C | 4.5°C | 8.9°C | 103 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.1°C | −1.7°C | 2.3°C | 84 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −1.2°C | −8.7°C | −5.0°C | 92 mm | 48 cm |
| Year | 11.7°C | 2.3°C | 7.0°C | 1,041 mm | 217 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −26.9°C to 25.8°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±3.0°C around −9.2°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).
Where Pointe-Calumet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Pointe-Calumet’s climate
How warm does Pointe-Calumet get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 26.7°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Pointe-Calumet get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Pointe-Calumet get?
A normal year brings 1,041 mm, snow included as water: October is wettest at 103 mm, February driest at 66 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 101 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Pointe-Calumet itself?
Not exactly. Pointe-Calumet lacks a normals station, so Montréal Trudeau (Airport) supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pointe-Calumet →
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).