Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0Afternoon heat in Pointe-Claire beats that of 78% of Canadian towns
Midwinter brings lows of about −13.5°C. Temperatures cover 40°C across the year, low to high. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 74% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Pointe-Claire has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 5.1 km east, instead.
A year in Pointe-Claire at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pointe-Claire’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Pointe-Claire feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 146 frosts and 121 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 12 nights a year.
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
October is the wettest month and February the driest. On about 122 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 217 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 52 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Pointe-Claire
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Pointe-Claire’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
On average the last spring frost comes around 29 April and the first autumn frost around 14 October: about 167 frost-free days between.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 40 days a year.
Expect around 50 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Pointe-Claire’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Montréal Trudeau (Airport)
Montréal Trudeau (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 5.1 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 | L'Acadie, 41 km |
How Pointe-Claire 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 Pointe-Claire’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Pointe-Claire with figures are 24–27 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Claire Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Kanesatake 24 km · Lachute | 26.5°C about the same | −14.7°C 1.2°C colder | 1,178 mm |
| Candiac 25 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
Pointe-Claire 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 | −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 |
March: −26.9°C at its coldest, 25.8°C at its warmest
Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 3.0°C around −9.2°C) and June least (1.1°C).
Where Pointe-Claire’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Montréal Trudeau (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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: 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 Pointe-Claire’s climate
How warm does Pointe-Claire get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 26.7°C.
How cold does Pointe-Claire get in winter?
Lows sink to −13.5°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Pointe-Claire get?
October is the wettest month at 103 mm and February the driest at 66 mm, for 1,041 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 101 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Pointe-Claire itself?
No, they come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport); ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Pointe-Claire itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pointe-Claire →
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).