Precipitation in Saint-Alban tops that of 84% of Canadian towns: 1,138 mm a year
January nights here settle around −16.9°C. July is the wettest month, February the driest. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 81% of Canadian towns. Expect about 175 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
These are not Saint-Alban’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Fortierville, 30 km south.
A year in Saint-Alban at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Alban’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Alban feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 175 days, 20°C on 107
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 29 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
1,138 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 141 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 253 cm of snow a year
From October to April snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 59 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Alban
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. By this count, homes here need more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-Alban’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Saint-Alban’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fortierville
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Fortierville, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 30 km south |
| Station altitude | 53 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Trois-Rivières, 55 km |
How Saint-Alban 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 Saint-Alban whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 21–28 km from Saint-Alban.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alban Fortierville | 25.5°C | −16.9°C | 1,138 mm |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf 21 km · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) | 25.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −16.7°C about the same | 1,173 mm |
| Saint-Stanislas 28 km · Trois-Rivières | 25.1°C about the same | −14.1°C 2.8°C milder | 1,101 mm |
Saint-Alban 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 | −6.9°C | −16.9°C | −12.0°C | 81 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −4.9°C | −15.9°C | −10.5°C | 69 mm | 55 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −9.0°C | −4.0°C | 79 mm | 47 cm |
| April | 9.5°C | −1.0°C | 4.4°C | 94 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 18.4°C | 5.8°C | 12.1°C | 92 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 11.1°C | 17.2°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.5°C | 14.0°C | 19.6°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.5°C | 12.9°C | 18.6°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.0°C | 8.3°C | 14.2°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.1°C | 2.5°C | 7.4°C | 105 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 4.6°C | −3.2°C | 0.9°C | 82 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −2.9°C | −10.9°C | −6.9°C | 100 mm | 59 cm |
| Year | 10.4°C | −0.2°C | 5.1°C | 1,138 mm | 253 cm |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 3.2°C; the steadiest, June
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −32.0°C (1995) and 23.5°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Saint-Alban’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Fortierville, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Saint-Alban’s climate
How warm does Saint-Alban get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 25.5°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Saint-Alban get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −16.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Alban get?
July is the wettest month at 133 mm and February the driest at 69 mm, for 1,138 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 134 days a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Alban itself?
No, they come from Fortierville; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Saint-Alban itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Alban →
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).