Climate in Saint-Sacrement · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Wet weather: 1,173 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Saint-Sacrement, more than on 87% of Canadian towns

Midsummer highs settle at about 25.1°C. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 73% of Canadian towns. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 73% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 87% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Saint-Sacrement itself; the figures are those of Ste-Foy (U. Laval), 5.5 km west.

July high

25.1°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−15.6°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,173 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

299 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

162

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Saint-Sacrement at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−7°C−16°CColdest nights

Feb−5°C−14°C

Mar1°C−8°C

Apr8°C−1°C

May18°C7°C

Jun23°C12°C

Jul25°C15°CWarmestWettest

Aug24°C14°C

Sep19°C9°C

Oct11°C3°C

Nov now4°C−3°C

Dec−3°C−10°CSnowiest

What stands out about Saint-Sacrement’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.

Snowier than 93% of Canadian townsAbout 299 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December.Wetter than 87% of Canadian townsAbout 1,173 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.Colder than 73% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −15.6°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Saint-Sacrement feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−5°C / −13°C

249 mm, with 209 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −1°C

264 mm, with 63 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 13°C

342 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

12°C / 3°C

318 mm, with 26 cm of snow

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−7°C−16°C

−5°C−14°C

1°C−8°C

8°C−1°C

18°C7°C

23°C12°C

25°C15°C

24°C14°C

19°C9°C

11°C3°C

4°C−3°C

−3°C−10°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

162 frost days and 101 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 21 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

162

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 54% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

101

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

About 1,173 mm of rain and snow a year

On about 135 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

1,173 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 87% of Canadian towns

119 mm

July, the wettest month

66 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

119 mm

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Precipitation: Québec Jean Lesage (Airport), 9.9 km away (Ste-Foy (U. Laval) records no complete year of it).

Snow

About 299 cm of snow a year

The snow season runs October to April; December brings the most, about 77 cm.

299 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 93% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

77 cm

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Ste-Foy (U. Laval) publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Lauzon, 12 km away.

Heating

Heating a home in Saint-Sacrement

92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,823 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,905 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C.

Living here

Living with Saint-Sacrement’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Winter brings about 39 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

On some 31 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.

Storms and extremes

Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Saint-Sacrement’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Ste-Foy (U. Laval)

ECCC builds the Ste-Foy (U. Laval) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	5.5 km west
Station altitude	79 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Québec Jean Lesage (Airport), 9.9 km
Snowfall from	Lauzon, 12 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), 9.9 km

Compared with other towns

How Saint-Sacrement 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.

July afternoons25.1°C

Saint-SacrementMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights−15.6°C

Saint-SacrementMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 73% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,173 mm

Saint-SacrementMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 87% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year299 cm

Saint-SacrementMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 93% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Saint-Sacrement’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Saint-Sacrement with figures are 8–15 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Saint-Sacrement Ste-Foy (U. Laval)	25.1°C	−15.6°C	1,173 mm
L'Ancienne-Lorette 7.8 km · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)	25.0°C about the same	−16.7°C 1.1°C colder	1,173 mm
Sainte-Pétronille 12 km · Lauzon	24.9°C about the same	−16.6°C 1.0°C colder	1,216 mm

Month by month

Saint-Sacrement weather by month

Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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

Year to year

January varies most from one year to the next (2.8°C), August least

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −27.7°C (2003) to 20.4°C (2012).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Saint-Sacrement’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Ste-Foy (U. Laval) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
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 Saint-Sacrement’s climate

How warm does Saint-Sacrement get in summer?

Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.1°C.

How cold does Saint-Sacrement get in winter?

Lows sink to −15.6°C on an average January night.

How much rain and snow does Saint-Sacrement get?

Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,173 mm; the range runs from 66 mm in February to 119 mm in July.

Are these figures for Saint-Sacrement itself?

No, they come from Ste-Foy (U. Laval); ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Saint-Sacrement itself.

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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).