Precipitation in Saint-Damase tops that of 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.6°C. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 19–26°C.
Borrowed figures: Saint-Damase has no normals station, so these come from Granby, 27 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Damase at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Damase’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Damase feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 154 frosts and 111 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 14 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,226 mm of rain and snow a year
About 145 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
262 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 59 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Damase
92% 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.
Living with Saint-Damase’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 154 days, roughly 6 May to 8 October.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Saint-Damase’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Granby
Granby is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 27 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 175 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Fleury, 32 km |
How Saint-Damase 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Damase’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Damase Granby | 25.6°C | −13.4°C | 1,226 mm |
| Saint-Pie 8.4 km · Granby | 25.6°C about the same | −13.4°C about the same | 1,226 mm |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine 8.6 km · Fleury | 26.0°C about the same | −14.8°C 1.4°C colder | 1,109 mm |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste 9.4 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C 1.0°C warmer | −13.6°C about the same | 1,109 mm |
Saint-Damase 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 | −4.6°C | −13.4°C | −9.1°C | 95 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −3.2°C | −11.9°C | −7.4°C | 74 mm | 58 cm |
| March | 2.2°C | −6.4°C | −2.2°C | 88 mm | 48 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | 0.9°C | 5.9°C | 101 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 18.7°C | 8.0°C | 13.1°C | 100 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 15.7°C | 20.4°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.6°C | 14.8°C | 19.5°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 10.6°C | 15.4°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 4.6°C | 8.6°C | 109 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | −1.5°C | 2.2°C | 92 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −8.4°C | −4.9°C | 98 mm | 54 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 1,226 mm | 262 cm |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 3.4°C of normal, against the steadier August
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −27.5°C in 2007 to 25.0°C in 2012.
Where Saint-Damase’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Granby (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: 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-Damase’s climate
How warm does Saint-Damase get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.6°C.
How cold does Saint-Damase get in winter?
January nights average −13.4°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Damase get?
About 1,226 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. July is the wettest month (122 mm) and February the driest (74 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 113 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Saint-Damase itself?
Not directly: Saint-Damase has no ECCC normals of its own, and Granby stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Damase →
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).