Photo: Alain.boucher86 · Public domainSaint-Ferdinand is wetter than 93% of Canadian towns: 1,324 mm of rain and snow a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −16.1°C on average. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 40°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Saint-Ferdinand itself; the figures are those of Thetford Mines, 18 km east.
A year in Saint-Ferdinand at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Ferdinand’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Ferdinand feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
177 frost days and 87 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 25 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
1,324 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in July, the least in November. 7th wettest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec. About 167 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 358 cm of snow a year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 81 cm. 6th snowiest of 494 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Ferdinand
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 72% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-Ferdinand’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
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 →For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Saint-Ferdinand’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Thetford Mines
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Thetford Mines are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 18 km east |
| Station altitude | 381 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 32.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Arthabaska, 31 km |
How Saint-Ferdinand 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Saint-Ferdinand’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ferdinand Thetford Mines | 23.5°C | −16.1°C | 1,324 mm |
| Plessisville 17 km · Arthabaska | 25.1°C 1.6°C warmer | −15.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,150 mm |
Saint-Ferdinand 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 | −16.1°C | −11.5°C | 102 mm | 72 cm |
| February | −5.4°C | −15.0°C | −10.2°C | 92 mm | 80 cm |
| March | 0.3°C | −9.2°C | −4.5°C | 95 mm | 67 cm |
| April | 7.8°C | −1.7°C | 3.1°C | 103 mm | 23 cm |
| May | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.9°C | 107 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.3°C | 10.5°C | 15.9°C | 127 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 13.2°C | 18.4°C | 140 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.5°C | 12.3°C | 17.4°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.3°C | 8.0°C | 13.2°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 10.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.4°C | 122 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 3.4°C | −3.9°C | −0.3°C | 91 mm | 28 cm |
| December | −3.5°C | −11.1°C | −7.3°C | 114 mm | 81 cm |
| Year | 9.0°C | −0.5°C | 4.3°C | 1,324 mm | 358 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −28.7°C to 22.2°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 2.9°C of its normal of −11.5°C; August keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where Saint-Ferdinand’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Thetford Mines, 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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saint-Ferdinand’s climate
How warm does Saint-Ferdinand get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 23.5°C.
How cold does Saint-Ferdinand get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −16.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Ferdinand get?
1,324 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (140 mm); the driest, November (91 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 155 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Saint-Ferdinand itself?
Not as such: Thetford Mines is the nearest normals location, and Saint-Ferdinand has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Ferdinand →
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