July in Saint-Anicet runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
January nights here settle around −13.0°C. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 78% of Canadian towns. October is the wettest month, February the driest. Expect about 147 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at St-Anicet, 2.1 km east.
A year in Saint-Anicet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Anicet’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Anicet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 147 frosts and 121 warm days a year
From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 13 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 1,047 mm of rain and snow a year
About 141 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 170 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 44 cm). 484th snowiest of 493 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Anicet
93% 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. By this count, homes here need less heating than 67% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-Anicet’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Gardens get from about 28 April to 7 October without frost, around 161 days in all.
The outdoor season by the averages is May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 36 days in a normal year.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 60 a year.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Saint-Anicet’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St-Anicet
St-Anicet is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 2.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 53 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −38.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Average wind | 10.8 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Cornwall, 32 km |
How Saint-Anicet 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Saint-Anicet’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 17–31 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Saint-Anicet.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Anicet | 26.7°C | −13.0°C | 1,047 mm |
| South Glengarry 17 km · Cornwall | 27.3°C 0.6°C warmer | −11.8°C 1.2°C milder | 1,006 mm |
| Sainte-Marthe 31 km · Lachute | 26.5°C about the same | −14.7°C 1.7°C colder | 1,178 mm |
Saint-Anicet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.1°C | −13.0°C | −8.7°C | 73 mm | 44 cm |
| February | −2.7°C | −12.1°C | −7.5°C | 59 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 2.8°C | −6.2°C | −1.6°C | 67 mm | 33 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | 1.6°C | 6.6°C | 97 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.5°C | 8.5°C | 14.0°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.3°C | 13.8°C | 19.1°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.7°C | 16.2°C | 21.2°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.8°C | 15.0°C | 20.3°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.6°C | 11.0°C | 16.2°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.0°C | 4.9°C | 9.5°C | 109 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.6°C | −1.0°C | 3.0°C | 81 mm | 10 cm |
| December | −0.3°C | −7.6°C | −4.2°C | 77 mm | 34 cm |
| Year | 12.1°C | 2.6°C | 7.3°C | 1,047 mm | 170 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.2°C; the steadiest month is August
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −29.0°C (2014) and 27.0°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Saint-Anicet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at St-Anicet (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saint-Anicet’s climate
How warm does Saint-Anicet get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 26.7°C.
How cold does Saint-Anicet get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −13.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Anicet get?
Count on roughly 1,047 mm a year, heaviest in October (109 mm) and lightest in February (59 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 110 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Saint-Anicet itself?
They are: the normals station that gives them stands in Saint-Anicet.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Anicet →
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).