Summer arrives in force in Pointe-des-Cascades, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −13.5°C on average. The wettest month is October; the driest is February. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 74% of Canadian towns. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Pointe-des-Cascades itself; the figures are those of Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 24 km north-east.
A year in Pointe-des-Cascades at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pointe-des-Cascades’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Pointe-des-Cascades feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
146 frost days and 121 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. 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
Snowfall: about 217 cm in a normal 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-des-Cascades
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. Homes here need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Pointe-des-Cascades’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
From about 29 April to 14 October the garden is usually clear of frost, some 167 days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Roughly 40 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 50 a year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Pointe-des-Cascades’s hazards page.
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 | 24 km north-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 | St-Anicet, 37 km |
How Pointe-des-Cascades 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
Places around Pointe-des-Cascades whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Pointe-des-Cascades with figures are 14–18 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-des-Cascades Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 14 km · St-Anicet | 26.7°C about the same | −13.0°C 0.5°C milder | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Lazare 16 km · Lachute | 26.5°C about the same | −14.7°C 1.2°C colder | 1,178 mm |
Pointe-des-Cascades 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 |
From year to year, January moves by 3.0°C, more than any month, and June least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −26.9°C (1992) and 25.8°C (2012).
Where Pointe-des-Cascades’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 1991–2020.
- 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-des-Cascades’s climate
How warm does Pointe-des-Cascades get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 26.7°C.
How cold does Pointe-des-Cascades get in winter?
January nights average −13.5°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Pointe-des-Cascades get?
1,041 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is October (103 mm); the driest, February (66 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 101 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Pointe-des-Cascades itself?
They come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport), which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Pointe-des-Cascades.
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