Precipitation in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière tops that of 84% of Canadian towns: 1,138 mm a year
January nights here settle around −16.9°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 81% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 141 days a year with 1 mm or more.
These are not Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Fortierville, 20 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
175 frost days and 107 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 29 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
1,138 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 253 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 59 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fortierville
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Fortierville.
| Distance from the town | 20 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 53 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Québec Jean Lesage (Airport), 42 km |
How Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière 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-Édouard-de-Lotbinière whose figures come from another normals location. The one place listed is 13 km from Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière Fortierville | 25.5°C | −16.9°C | 1,138 mm |
| Donnacona 13 km · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) | 25.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −16.7°C about the same | 1,173 mm |
Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.9°C | −16.9°C | −12.0°C | 81 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −4.9°C | −15.9°C | −10.5°C | 69 mm | 55 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −9.0°C | −4.0°C | 79 mm | 47 cm |
| April | 9.5°C | −1.0°C | 4.4°C | 94 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 18.4°C | 5.8°C | 12.1°C | 92 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 11.1°C | 17.2°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.5°C | 14.0°C | 19.6°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.5°C | 12.9°C | 18.6°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.0°C | 8.3°C | 14.2°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.1°C | 2.5°C | 7.4°C | 105 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 4.6°C | −3.2°C | 0.9°C | 82 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −2.9°C | −10.9°C | −6.9°C | 100 mm | 59 cm |
| Year | 10.4°C | −0.2°C | 5.1°C | 1,138 mm | 253 cm |
March has run from −32.0°C to 23.5°C in thirty years
Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 3.2°C around −12.0°C) and June least (1.0°C).
Where Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Fortierville, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC 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-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s climate
How warm does Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 25.5°C.
How cold does Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −16.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière get?
July is the wettest month at 133 mm and February the driest at 69 mm, for 1,138 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 134 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière itself?
No, they come from Fortierville; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière →
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