Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0More rain and snow fall on Roxton than on 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.6°C. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 19–26°C.
These are not Roxton’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Granby, 23 km south-west.
A year in Roxton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Roxton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Roxton feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 154 frosts and 111 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. 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
1,226 mm of precipitation in a typical year
About 145 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
262 cm of snow in a typical 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
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C.
Living with Roxton’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.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Roxton’s risks.
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 | 23 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 | Richmond, 34 km |
How Roxton 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 Roxton’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxton Granby | 25.6°C | −13.4°C | 1,226 mm |
| Roxton Falls 3.4 km · Granby | 25.6°C about the same | −13.4°C about the same | 1,226 mm |
| Acton Vale 11 km · Drummondville | 26.0°C about the same | −14.2°C 0.8°C colder | 1,070 mm |
| Upton 16 km · Fleury | 26.0°C about the same | −14.8°C 1.4°C colder | 1,109 mm |
Roxton 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 | −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 |
From −27.5°C to 25.0°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 3.4°C around its normal of −9.1°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where Roxton’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: 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: 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’s climate
How warm does Roxton get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.6°C.
How cold does Roxton get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −13.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Roxton get?
Rain and snow add up to about 1,226 mm of water a year; July brings the most (122 mm), February the least (74 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 113 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Roxton itself?
Not directly: Roxton has no ECCC normals of its own, and Granby stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Roxton →
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).