Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0More rain and snow fall on Rigaud than on 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.5°C. The wettest month is October; the driest is February. In January, nights here are colder than in 67% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 143 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
ECCC publishes no normals for Rigaud itself; the figures are those of Lachute, 19 km north.
A year in Rigaud at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Rigaud’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Rigaud feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 159 days, 20°C on 115
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 19 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
About 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 218 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 56 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Rigaud
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C.
Living with Rigaud’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 12 May until frost returns near 3 October: about 143 days.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Rigaud’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Lachute
Lachute is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 19 km north |
| Station altitude | 91 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −36.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | St-Anicet, 39 km |
How Rigaud 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Rigaud’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 16–22 km from Rigaud.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigaud Lachute | 26.5°C | −14.7°C | 1,178 mm |
| Saint-Clet 16 km · St-Anicet | 26.7°C about the same | −13.0°C 1.7°C milder | 1,047 mm |
| Oka 18 km · Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C about the same | −13.5°C 1.2°C milder | 1,041 mm |
Rigaud weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.5°C | −14.7°C | −10.2°C | 97 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −3.6°C | −13.6°C | −8.3°C | 72 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 2.4°C | −7.2°C | −2.5°C | 74 mm | 34 cm |
| April | 11.0°C | 0.5°C | 5.9°C | 100 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.4°C | 7.4°C | 13.3°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.1°C | 12.6°C | 18.4°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.5°C | 15.1°C | 20.5°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.4°C | 14.3°C | 19.8°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.8°C | 9.9°C | 15.4°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 3.7°C | 8.4°C | 120 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.2°C | −2.3°C | 1.6°C | 93 mm | 17 cm |
| December | −1.9°C | −9.5°C | −6.0°C | 94 mm | 53 cm |
| Year | 11.4°C | 1.4°C | 6.4°C | 1,178 mm | 218 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.2°C; the steadiest month is August
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −30.5°C in 2007 and a high of 26.5°C in 2012.
Where Rigaud’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Lachute, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Rigaud’s climate
How warm does Rigaud get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 26.5°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Rigaud get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Rigaud get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,178 mm; the range runs from 72 mm in February to 120 mm in October.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 128 days a year.
Are these figures for Rigaud itself?
They are borrowed from Lachute, the nearest place to Rigaud where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Rigaud →
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).