Roxton Pond is wetter than 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm of rain and snow a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −13.4°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 145 times a year.
ECCC publishes no normals for Roxton Pond itself; the figures are those of Granby, 11 km south-west.
A year in Roxton Pond at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Roxton Pond’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Roxton Pond feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
154 frost days and 111 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 14 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 1,226 mm a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 262 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 59 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Roxton Pond
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C.
Living with Roxton Pond’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Plant out after about 6 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 8 October, leaving roughly 154 days without frost.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Roxton Pond’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Granby
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Granby, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 175 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Sutton, 45 km |
How Roxton Pond 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 Roxton Pond whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Roxton Pond with figures are 20–27 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxton Pond Granby | 25.6°C | −13.4°C | 1,226 mm |
| Upton 20 km · Fleury | 26.0°C about the same | −14.8°C 1.4°C colder | 1,109 mm |
| Acton Vale 20 km · Drummondville | 26.0°C about the same | −14.2°C 0.8°C colder | 1,070 mm |
| Valcourt 25 km · Richmond | 25.6°C about the same | −15.0°C 1.6°C colder | 1,226 mm |
Roxton Pond weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.6°C | −13.4°C | −9.1°C | 95 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −3.2°C | −11.9°C | −7.4°C | 74 mm | 58 cm |
| March | 2.2°C | −6.4°C | −2.2°C | 88 mm | 48 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | 0.9°C | 5.9°C | 101 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 18.7°C | 8.0°C | 13.1°C | 100 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 15.7°C | 20.4°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.6°C | 14.8°C | 19.5°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 10.6°C | 15.4°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 4.6°C | 8.6°C | 109 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | −1.5°C | 2.2°C | 92 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −8.4°C | −4.9°C | 98 mm | 54 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 1,226 mm | 262 cm |
A March here can run from −27.5°C to 25.0°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.4°C of the normal, −9.1°C. August is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.
Where Roxton Pond’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Granby, 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 (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 Roxton Pond’s climate
How warm does Roxton Pond get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.6°C.
How cold does Roxton Pond get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −13.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Roxton Pond get?
About 1,226 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. July is the wettest month (122 mm) and February the driest (74 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 113 days a year.
Are these figures for Roxton Pond itself?
No: Roxton Pond has no normals location, so the figures come from Granby, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
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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).