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Climate in Saint-Georges · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Saint-Georges has colder winter nights than 80% of Canadian towns

On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.3°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 78% of Canadian towns. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 185 days a year at 0°C or below.

July afternoons: cooler than 55% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 80% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 78% of Canadian towns

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at St Georges, 4.6 km north-west.

July high

25.3°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−16.7°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,054 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

202 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

185

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

113

28 May to 19 Sep

A year in Saint-Georges at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−6°C−17°CColdest nights

Feb−4°C−16°C

Mar2°C−10°C

Apr10°C−2°C

May18°C5°CLast frost ~28 May

Jun23°C10°C

Jul25°C13°CWarmestWettest

Aug25°C12°C

Sep20°C7°CFirst frost ~19 Sep

Oct12°C2°C

Nov now5°C−4°C

Dec−2°C−11°CSnowiest

What stands out about Saint-Georges’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.

A wider year than 80% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 42.0°C.Colder than 80% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −16.7°C, the coldest of the year.Wetter than 78% of Canadian townsAbout 1,054 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.

A normal year

What a year in Saint-Georges feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−4°C / −15°C

201 mm, with 141 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −2°C

237 mm, with 44 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 12°C

348 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

12°C / 2°C

269 mm, with 18 cm of snow

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18°C5°C

23°C10°C

25°C13°C

25°C12°C

20°C7°C

12°C2°C

5°C−4°C

−2°C−11°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 185 days, 20°C on 107

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 31 nights a year.

113 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

28 May 19 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

185

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 74% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

107

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 1,054 mm a year

On about 137 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

1,054 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 78% of Canadian towns

850 mm

Of it as rain alone (81%)

128 mm

July, the wettest month

52 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

128 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

128 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 202 cm in a normal year

Snow falls from October to April, most of all in December (about 53 cm).

202 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 72% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

117

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

29 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

53 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

29 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Saint-Georges

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,937 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,781 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 62% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Saint-Georges’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

On average the last spring frost comes around 28 May and the first autumn frost around 19 September: about 113 frost-free days between.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Saint-Georges’s.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: St Georges

Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for St Georges.

Distance from the town	4.6 km north-west
Station altitude	168 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−41.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	34.5°C
Next-nearest location	St Ludger, 41 km

Compared with other towns

How Saint-Georges 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.

July afternoons25.3°C

Saint-GeorgesMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 55% of Canadian towns

January nights−16.7°C

Saint-GeorgesMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 80% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,054 mm

Saint-GeorgesMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 78% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year202 cm

Saint-GeorgesMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 72% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Saint-Georges’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Saint-Georges with figures are 30–34 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Saint-Georges	25.3°C	−16.7°C	1,054 mm
Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce 30 km · St Ludger	24.5°C 0.8°C cooler	−15.9°C 0.8°C milder	1,130 mm
Tring-Jonction 31 km · Scott	25.1°C about the same	−16.5°C about the same	1,182 mm
Lac-Etchemin 34 km · St Camille	23.5°C 1.8°C cooler	−17.5°C 0.8°C colder	1,284 mm
East Broughton 34 km · Thetford Mines	23.5°C 1.8°C cooler	−16.1°C 0.6°C milder	1,324 mm

Month by month

Saint-Georges weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−5.8°C	−16.7°C	−11.4°C	67 mm	46 cm
February	−3.7°C	−16.3°C	−10.1°C	52 mm	41 cm
March	2.0°C	−9.8°C	−4.0°C	57 mm	33 cm
April	9.8°C	−1.9°C	4.1°C	89 mm	12 cm
May	18.2°C	4.6°C	11.5°C	91 mm	under 1 cm
June	23.0°C	10.1°C	16.7°C	105 mm	0 cm
July	25.3°C	13.0°C	19.0°C	128 mm	0 cm
August	24.5°C	11.9°C	18.2°C	115 mm	0 cm
September	20.1°C	7.4°C	13.8°C	88 mm	0 cm
October	12.3°C	1.8°C	7.1°C	107 mm	2 cm
November	4.7°C	−3.8°C	0.5°C	73 mm	15 cm
December	−2.4°C	−11.1°C	−7.2°C	81 mm	53 cm
Year	10.7°C	−0.9°C	4.9°C	1,054 mm	202 cm

Year to year

A March here can run from −33.0°C to 25.0°C

January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.1°C of the normal, −11.4°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Saint-Georges’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at St Georges, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
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: 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-Georges’s climate

How warm does Saint-Georges get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 25.3°C.

How cold does Saint-Georges get in winter?

Overnight lows average −16.7°C in January, the coldest month.

How much rain and snow does Saint-Georges get?

Count on roughly 1,054 mm a year, heaviest in July (128 mm) and lightest in February (52 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 117 days in a typical year.

Are these figures for Saint-Georges itself?

Yes. They were measured in Saint-Georges, at ECCC’s own station there.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Georges →

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).