Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf is wetter than 87% of Canadian towns: 1,173 mm of rain and snow a year
Midwinter brings lows of about −15.6°C. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 73% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 41°C. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Borrowed figures: Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf has no normals station, so these come from Ste-Foy (U. Laval), 7.1 km south.
A year in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 162 frosts and 101 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 21 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 1,173 mm a year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. On about 135 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Ste-Foy (U. Laval) normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Québec Jean Lesage (Airport), 7.1 km away.
299 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to April; December brings the most, about 77 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Lauzon, 16 km away (Ste-Foy (U. Laval) records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months.
Living with Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Expect around 39 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 31 a year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Ste-Foy (U. Laval)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Ste-Foy (U. Laval) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 7.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 79 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Québec Jean Lesage (Airport), 7.1 km |
| Snowfall from | Lauzon, 16 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −33.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.3°C |
| Average wind | 9.9 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Québec Jean Lesage (Airport), 7.1 km |
How Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf 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 Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf Ste-Foy (U. Laval) | 25.1°C | −15.6°C | 1,173 mm |
| Duberger—Les Saules 3.3 km · Ste-Foy (U. Laval) | 25.1°C about the same | −15.6°C about the same | 1,173 mm |
| Saint-Émile 4.0 km · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) | 25.0°C about the same | −16.7°C 1.1°C colder | 1,173 mm |
Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf 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 | −15.6°C | −11.3°C | 87 mm | 62 cm |
| February | −4.8°C | −14.4°C | −9.6°C | 66 mm | 71 cm |
| March | 0.8°C | −8.4°C | −3.8°C | 78 mm | 51 cm |
| April | 8.4°C | −0.6°C | 4.0°C | 94 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 17.5°C | 6.5°C | 12.0°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 22.5°C | 11.7°C | 17.1°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 14.8°C | 20.0°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.2°C | 13.9°C | 19.1°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 9.2°C | 14.3°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.1°C | 3.2°C | 7.2°C | 116 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4.0°C | −2.7°C | 0.7°C | 91 mm | 24 cm |
| December | −3.2°C | −10.2°C | −6.7°C | 96 mm | 77 cm |
| Year | 9.8°C | 0.6°C | 5.2°C | 1,173 mm | 299 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.8°C; the steadiest month is August
March has the widest record range, −27.7°C in 2003 to 20.4°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Ste-Foy (U. Laval), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s climate
How warm does Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.1°C.
How cold does Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −15.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,173 mm a year; July leads with 119 mm and February trails with 66 mm.
Are these figures for Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Ste-Foy (U. Laval); Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf →
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