More rain and snow fall on Loretteville than on 87% of Canadian towns: 1,173 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.0°C on average. In January, nights here are colder than in 80% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 42°C. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 19–25°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) location, 6.3 km south.
A year in Loretteville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Loretteville’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Loretteville feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 170 frosts and 100 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 27 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,173 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. About 135 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
About 299 cm of snow a year
From October to April snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 77 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Lauzon, 21 km away.
Heating a home in Loretteville
91% 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. A house here needs more heating than 64% of Canadian towns.
Living with Loretteville’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
On average the last spring frost comes around 10 May and the first autumn frost around 5 October: about 148 frost-free days between.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 56 days a year here.
Count on some 34 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Loretteville’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 6.3 km south |
| Station altitude | 74 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Lauzon, 21 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −36.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.2°C |
| Average wind | 13.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Ste-Foy (U. Laval), 9.1 km |
How Loretteville 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
Places around Loretteville whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 6–21 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Loretteville.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loretteville Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) | 25.0°C | −16.7°C | 1,173 mm |
| Québec 5.8 km · Ste-Foy (U. Laval) | 25.1°C about the same | −15.6°C 1.1°C milder | 1,173 mm |
| Boischatel 17 km · Lauzon | 24.9°C about the same | −16.6°C about the same | 1,216 mm |
Loretteville weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7.1°C | −16.7°C | −11.9°C | 87 mm | 62 cm |
| February | −5.0°C | −15.7°C | −10.4°C | 66 mm | 71 cm |
| March | 0.4°C | −9.3°C | −4.5°C | 78 mm | 51 cm |
| April | 8.3°C | −1.2°C | 3.5°C | 94 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 17.5°C | 5.6°C | 11.6°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 22.5°C | 10.8°C | 16.7°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.0°C | 13.9°C | 19.5°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.0°C | 12.8°C | 18.4°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.1°C | 8.3°C | 13.7°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.3°C | 2.4°C | 6.8°C | 116 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 3.6°C | −3.8°C | −0.1°C | 91 mm | 24 cm |
| December | −3.3°C | −11.4°C | −7.3°C | 96 mm | 77 cm |
| Year | 9.7°C | −0.4°C | 4.7°C | 1,173 mm | 299 cm |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.9°C; August the least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than January, between −36.7°C (2015) and 17.7°C (1996).
Where Loretteville’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Québec Jean Lesage (Airport), 1991–2020.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Loretteville’s climate
How warm does Loretteville get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C.
How cold does Loretteville get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −16.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Loretteville get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,173 mm: 119 mm in July, the wettest month, and 66 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Loretteville itself?
Nearly: Québec Jean Lesage (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Loretteville’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Loretteville →
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).