Photo: Photo : Jean Tremblay · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-David-de-Falardeau has colder winter nights than 89% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.5°C. Expect the most rain and snow in July and the least in February. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 67% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
These are not Saint-David-de-Falardeau’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Bagotville, 33 km south.
A year in Saint-David-de-Falardeau at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-David-de-Falardeau’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-David-de-Falardeau feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 188 days, 20°C on 92
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 43 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 928 mm a year
Some 143 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
302 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 65 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-David-de-Falardeau
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-David-de-Falardeau’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 128 frost-free days: the last frost averages 20 May, the first 27 September.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 76 days a year.
About 23 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Saint-David-de-Falardeau’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Bagotville
Bagotville is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 33 km south |
| Station altitude | 159 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.4°C |
| Average wind | 14.9 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Roberval, 86 km |
How Saint-David-de-Falardeau compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Saint-David-de-Falardeau’s own would show the same figures). The nearest place to Saint-David-de-Falardeau with figures is 41 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-David-de-Falardeau Bagotville | 24.5°C | −20.4°C | 928 mm |
| Alma 41 km · Roberval | 23.7°C 0.8°C cooler | −20.8°C about the same | 911 mm |
Saint-David-de-Falardeau 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 | −9.7°C | −20.4°C | −15.1°C | 58 mm | 62 cm |
| February | −7.4°C | −18.7°C | −13.1°C | 48 mm | 52 cm |
| March | −0.7°C | −11.8°C | −6.3°C | 58 mm | 49 cm |
| April | 7.4°C | −3.2°C | 2.1°C | 61 mm | 23 cm |
| May | 16.6°C | 3.7°C | 10.2°C | 78 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 22.3°C | 9.6°C | 16.0°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.5°C | 12.9°C | 18.7°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.4°C | 11.8°C | 17.6°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.2°C | 6.9°C | 12.6°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 9.9°C | 1.4°C | 5.7°C | 92 mm | 8 cm |
| November | 2.3°C | −5.4°C | −1.5°C | 66 mm | 39 cm |
| December | −5.1°C | −13.9°C | −9.5°C | 64 mm | 65 cm |
| Year | 8.5°C | −2.3°C | 3.1°C | 928 mm | 302 cm |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.2°C; August the least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −33.0°C (2014) to 25.2°C (2012).
Where Saint-David-de-Falardeau’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Bagotville, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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-David-de-Falardeau’s climate
How warm does Saint-David-de-Falardeau get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 24.5°C.
How cold does Saint-David-de-Falardeau get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −20.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-David-de-Falardeau get?
Some 928 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in July (112 mm), the least in February (48 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 156 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Saint-David-de-Falardeau itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Bagotville, not in Saint-David-de-Falardeau; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-David-de-Falardeau →
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