The climate in Racine sits close to the middle of Canadian towns
A typical January night drops to −15.0°C and a July afternoon reaches 25.6°C; 1,015 mm of rain and snow falls in a year. Its January nights bite harder than in 71% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 41°C. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 147 days a year with 1 mm or more.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Racine is Richmond, 20 km north, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Racine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Racine’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Racine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 170 frosts and 114 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 23 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
1,015 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in August, the least in February.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Richmond normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Lennoxville, 33 km away.
269 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 65 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Racine
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days.
Living with Racine’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Racine’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Richmond
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Richmond.
| Distance from the town | 20 km north |
| Station altitude | 123 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Lennoxville, 33 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −42.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.4°C |
| Next-nearest location | Lennoxville, 33 km |
How Racine 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Racine whose figures come from another normals location.
Racine weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.7°C | −15.0°C | −10.0°C | 76 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −2.9°C | −14.3°C | −8.6°C | 66 mm | 58 cm |
| March | 2.6°C | −8.3°C | −2.9°C | 68 mm | 53 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | −0.7°C | 5.1°C | 82 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 18.8°C | 6.0°C | 12.4°C | 85 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.3°C | 17.4°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 14.1°C | 19.5°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.7°C | 13.1°C | 18.9°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.4°C | 8.8°C | 14.6°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.9°C | 3.0°C | 8.0°C | 91 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 5.7°C | −2.9°C | 1.6°C | 70 mm | 17 cm |
| December | −1.3°C | −9.8°C | −5.7°C | 75 mm | 65 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | 0.4°C | 5.9°C | 1,015 mm | 269 cm |
February has run from −42.0°C to 17.2°C in thirty years
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 3.3°C around its normal of −10.0°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where Racine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Richmond, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 Racine’s climate
How warm does Racine get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.6°C on a typical day.
How cold does Racine get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −15.0°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Racine get?
Some 1,015 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in August (104 mm), the least in February (66 mm).
Are these figures for Racine itself?
They are borrowed from Richmond, the nearest place to Racine where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Racine →
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).