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Climate in Saint-Agapit · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Precipitation in Saint-Agapit tops that of 93% of Canadian towns: 1,299 mm a year

The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.5°C on average. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 80% of Canadian towns. July is the wettest month, February the driest. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 51% of Canadian towns
January nights: colder than 80% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: wetter than 93% of Canadian towns

No ECCC station in Saint-Agapit has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Beauséjour, 24 km north-east, instead.

A year in Saint-Agapit at a glance

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

Jan−7°C−17°CColdest nights
Feb−5°C−16°C
Mar1°C−9°C
Apr9°C−2°C
May18°C5°CLast frost ~22 May
Jun23°C10°C
Jul26°C14°CWarmestWettest
Aug25°C12°C
Sep20°C8°CFirst frost ~25 Sep
Oct12°C2°C
Nov now4°C−4°C
Dec−3°C−11°CSnowiest

What stands out about Saint-Agapit’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Saint-Agapit feels like

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

Winter
−5°C / −15°C
303 mm, with 231 cm of snow
Spring
9°C / −2°C
293 mm, with 72 cm of snow
Summer
24°C / 12°C
381 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
12°C / 2°C
323 mm, with 29 cm of snow
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

About 179 frosts and 102 warm days a year

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 28 nights a year.

179
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
More frosts than 63% of Canadian towns
92
Days that stay below 0°C
28
Nights a year below −20°C
102
Days a year above 20°C
7
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

31
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

28
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Rain & snow

About 1,299 mm of rain and snow a year

10th wettest of 513 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec. Some 154 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

1,299 mm
Rain and snow a year
Wetter than 93% of Canadian towns
967 mm
Of it as rain alone (74%)
133 mm
July, the wettest month
87 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

133 mm
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

133 mm
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Snow

About 331 cm of snow a year

From October to April snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 89 cm.

331 cm
Snowfall a year
Snowier than 97% of Canadian towns
64
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
145
Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground
77 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

89 cm
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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

77 cm
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Heating

Heating a home in Saint-Agapit

91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,971 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
1,800 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 63% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Saint-Agapit’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

About 125 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 22 May to a first of 25 September.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Storms and extremes

Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Saint-Agapit’s hazards page covers the risks.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Beauséjour

The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Beauséjour, one of its 450 normals locations.

Distance from the town24 km north-east
Station altitude107 m
Completenessat least 20 years
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−37.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202035.0°C
Next-nearest locationSte-Foy (U. Laval), 26 km
Compared with other towns

How Saint-Agapit compares

Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Quebec.

July afternoons25.5°C
Saint-AgapitMedian Canadian town
18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C
Cooler than 51% of Canadian towns
January nights−16.8°C
Saint-AgapitMedian Canadian town
−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Colder than 80% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year1,299 mm
Saint-AgapitMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Wetter than 93% of Canadian towns10th wettest of 513 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec
Snowfall a year331 cm
Saint-AgapitMedian Canadian town
100200300400
Snowier than 97% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Agapit’s would only repeat its figures.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Saint-Agapit Beauséjour25.5°C−16.8°C1,299 mm
Saint-Apollinaire 7.1 km · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)25.0°C 0.5°C cooler−16.7°C about the same1,173 mm
Saint-Gilles 9.2 km · Scott25.1°C about the same−16.5°C about the same1,182 mm
Laurier-Station 15 km · Fortierville25.5°C about the same−16.9°C about the same1,138 mm
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon 17 km · Beauséjour25.5°C about the same−16.8°C about the same1,299 mm
Month by month

Saint-Agapit weather by month

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

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−7.0°C−16.8°C−11.9°C93 mm71 cm
February−4.8°C−15.5°C−9.9°C87 mm71 cm
March1.2°C−9.4°C−4.2°C90 mm55 cm
April8.8°C−1.6°C3.7°C101 mm16 cm
May18.0°C5.1°C11.5°C102 mmunder 1 cm
June23.1°C10.4°C16.8°C127 mm0 cm
July25.5°C13.5°C19.4°C133 mm0 cm
August24.5°C12.4°C18.4°C120 mm0 cm
September19.5°C8.0°C13.8°C107 mm0 cm
October11.5°C2.2°C7.0°C118 mm4 cm
November4.0°C−3.6°C0.5°C97 mm25 cm
December−3.3°C−11.2°C−7.2°C123 mm89 cm
Year10.1°C−0.6°C4.8°C1,299 mm331 cm
Year to year

March has run from −30.5°C to 22.0°C in thirty years

The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 2.9°C from −11.9°C. August moves least, typically by 0.9°C.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Saint-Agapit’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Beauséjour: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
  • Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
  • Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Saint-Agapit’s climate

How warm does Saint-Agapit get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C.

How cold does Saint-Agapit get in winter?

The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −16.8°C.

How much rain and snow does Saint-Agapit get?

Around 1,299 mm a year in all, from 133 mm in July down to 87 mm in February.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

In a normal winter there are about 145 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.

Are these figures for Saint-Agapit itself?

No: Saint-Agapit has no normals location, so the figures come from Beauséjour, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Agapit →

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).