Photo: Harfang · CC BY-SA 3.0More rain and snow fall on Saint-Basile than on 87% of Canadian towns: 1,173 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −16.7°C. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 80% of Canadian towns. 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 135 times a year.
No ECCC station in Saint-Basile has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Québec Jean Lesage (Airport), 34 km east, instead.
A year in Saint-Basile at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Basile’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Basile feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
170 frost days and 100 days above 20°C a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 27 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,173 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
253 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to April; December brings the most, about 59 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Fortierville, 36 km away (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Saint-Basile
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. By this count, homes here need more heating than 64% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-Basile’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 148 days, roughly 10 May to 5 October.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Roughly 56 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
A humidex above 30 marks about 34 days in a normal year.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Saint-Basile’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)
Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 34 km east |
| Station altitude | 74 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Fortierville, 36 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −36.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.2°C |
| Average wind | 13.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Fortierville, 36 km |
How Saint-Basile 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
Places around Saint-Basile whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Basile Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) | 25.0°C | −16.7°C | 1,173 mm |
| Portneuf 7.2 km · Fortierville | 25.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −16.9°C about the same | 1,138 mm |
| Pont-Rouge 9.8 km · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) | 25.0°C about the same | −16.7°C about the same | 1,173 mm |
Saint-Basile weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7.1°C | −16.7°C | −11.9°C | 87 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −5.0°C | −15.7°C | −10.4°C | 66 mm | 55 cm |
| March | 0.4°C | −9.3°C | −4.5°C | 78 mm | 47 cm |
| April | 8.3°C | −1.2°C | 3.5°C | 94 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 17.5°C | 5.6°C | 11.6°C | 92 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22.5°C | 10.8°C | 16.7°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.0°C | 13.9°C | 19.5°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.0°C | 12.8°C | 18.4°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.1°C | 8.3°C | 13.7°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.3°C | 2.4°C | 6.8°C | 116 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 3.6°C | −3.8°C | −0.1°C | 91 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −3.3°C | −11.4°C | −7.3°C | 96 mm | 59 cm |
| Year | 9.7°C | −0.4°C | 4.7°C | 1,173 mm | 253 cm |
January has run from −36.7°C to 17.7°C in thirty years
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 2.9°C around its normal of −11.9°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 0.9°C.
Where Saint-Basile’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Québec Jean Lesage (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- 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, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saint-Basile’s climate
How warm does Saint-Basile get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.0°C.
How cold does Saint-Basile get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −16.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Basile get?
The year adds up to 1,173 mm. July is the peak month (119 mm) and February the low one (66 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Basile itself?
Not exactly. Saint-Basile lacks a normals station, so Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Basile →
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).