More rain and snow fall on Saint-Calixte than on 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −16.0°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 75% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 43°C across the year, low to high. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 21–27°C.
Borrowed figures: Saint-Calixte has no normals station, so these come from L'Assomption, 36 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Calixte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Calixte’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Calixte feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 161 frosts and 119 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 24 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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,178 mm a year
The most falls in October, the least in February. About 143 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s L'Assomption normals leave out precipitation and snow; both come from Lachute here, 50 km away.
About 218 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 56 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Saint-Calixte
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up.
Living with Saint-Calixte’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 44 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 49 a year.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Saint-Calixte’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: L'Assomption
L'Assomption is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 36 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 21 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Lachute, 50 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.2°C |
| Average wind | 10.0 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Lachute, 50 km |
How Saint-Calixte 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-Calixte whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Calixte L'Assomption | 26.6°C | −16.0°C | 1,178 mm |
| Sainte-Julienne 12 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C about the same | −16.0°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
| Saint-Hippolyte 13 km · Lachute | 26.5°C about the same | −14.7°C 1.3°C milder | 1,178 mm |
Saint-Calixte 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 | −5.9°C | −16.0°C | −10.9°C | 97 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −4.0°C | −14.8°C | −9.4°C | 72 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 1.8°C | −8.3°C | −3.2°C | 74 mm | 34 cm |
| April | 10.8°C | 0.1°C | 5.5°C | 100 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.2°C | 7.2°C | 13.2°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.4°C | 18.4°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.6°C | 14.8°C | 20.7°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.5°C | 13.7°C | 19.6°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.1°C | 9.2°C | 15.2°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.0°C | 3.2°C | 8.1°C | 120 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.4°C | −2.7°C | 1.3°C | 93 mm | 17 cm |
| December | −1.9°C | −10.2°C | −6.1°C | 94 mm | 53 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | 0.7°C | 6.0°C | 1,178 mm | 218 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −29.5°C to 26.0°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.1°C of its normal of −10.9°C; June keeps to within 1.0°C.
Where Saint-Calixte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, L'Assomption, 1991–2020.
- Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- 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: 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-Calixte’s climate
How warm does Saint-Calixte get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C.
How cold does Saint-Calixte get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −16.0°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Calixte get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,178 mm a year; October leads with 120 mm and February trails with 72 mm.
Are these figures for Saint-Calixte itself?
They describe L'Assomption, the nearest normals location, rather than Saint-Calixte itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Calixte →
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