Snowy winters: about 274 cm a year in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
In January the night’s low is typically −14.1°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 39°C. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 80% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 145 days a year at 0°C or below.
ECCC publishes no normals for Saint-Étienne-des-Grès itself; the figures are those of Trois-Rivières, 22 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Étienne-des-Grès’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 145 days, 20°C on 104
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. On about 15 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
1,101 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. About 132 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 274 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in December (about 69 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
93% 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-Étienne-des-Grès’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →About 42 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
On some 37 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
A typical year is calm by definition; Saint-Étienne-des-Grès’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Trois-Rivières
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Trois-Rivières are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 22 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 6 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −32.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.0°C |
| Average wind | 13.4 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Nicolet, 28 km |
How Saint-Étienne-des-Grès 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Étienne-des-Grès’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Saint-Étienne-des-Grès with figures is 17 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès Trois-Rivières | 25.1°C | −14.1°C | 1,101 mm |
| Yamachiche 17 km · Nicolet | 25.7°C 0.6°C warmer | −16.4°C 2.3°C colder | 948 mm |
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès 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 | −5.6°C | −14.1°C | −9.9°C | 83 mm | 61 cm |
| February | −3.9°C | −13.1°C | −8.5°C | 66 mm | 53 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −7.3°C | −3.1°C | 76 mm | 50 cm |
| April | 8.8°C | 0.3°C | 4.6°C | 87 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 17.3°C | 7.9°C | 12.6°C | 83 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 22.5°C | 13.6°C | 18.1°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 16.7°C | 20.9°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.1°C | 15.6°C | 19.9°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.8°C | 11.0°C | 15.5°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.2°C | 5.1°C | 8.5°C | 101 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 4.9°C | −1.3°C | 1.8°C | 88 mm | 24 cm |
| December | −2.0°C | −8.6°C | −5.3°C | 95 mm | 69 cm |
| Year | 10.4°C | 2.1°C | 6.2°C | 1,101 mm | 274 cm |
The month with the widest range: January, −32.3°C to 12.0°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 2.8°C of the normal, −9.9°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.
Where Saint-Étienne-des-Grès’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Trois-Rivières, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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-Étienne-des-Grès’s climate
How warm does Saint-Étienne-des-Grès get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.1°C.
How cold does Saint-Étienne-des-Grès get in winter?
January nights average −14.1°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Étienne-des-Grès get?
1,101 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (125 mm); the driest, February (66 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Étienne-des-Grès itself?
No, they come from Trois-Rivières; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Étienne-des-Grès →
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