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Climate in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Precipitation in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham tops that of 79% of Canadian towns: 1,070 mm a year

July afternoons average 26.0°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 61% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 40°C across the year, low to high. Expect about 153 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.

July afternoons: warmer than 61% of Canadian towns
January nights: colder than 61% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: wetter than 79% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Saint-Germain-de-Grantham itself; the figures are those of Drummondville, 8.5 km north-east.

A year in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham at a glance

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

Jan−5°C−14°CColdest nights
Feb−3°C−13°C
Mar2°C−7°C
Apr11°C1°C
May19°C8°C
Jun24°C14°C
Jul26°C16°CWarmestWettest
Aug25°C15°C
Sep21°C11°C
Oct13°C5°C
Nov now6°C−2°C
Dec−1°C−9°CSnowiest

What stands out about Saint-Germain-de-Grantham’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham feels like

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

Winter
−3°C / −12°C
250 mm, with 167 cm of snow
Spring
11°C / 1°C
236 mm, with 47 cm of snow
Summer
25°C / 15°C
310 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
13°C / 5°C
274 mm, with 15 cm of snow
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

153 frost days and 114 days above 20°C a year

From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 19 nights a year.

153
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
Fewer frosts than 56% of Canadian towns
79
Days that stay below 0°C
19
Nights a year below −20°C
114
Days a year above 20°C
8
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

30
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

30
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Rain & snow

1,070 mm of precipitation in a typical year

The most falls in July, the least in February. About 136 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

1,070 mm
Rain and snow a year
Wetter than 79% of Canadian towns
828 mm
Of it as rain alone (77%)
109 mm
July, the wettest month
66 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

109 mm
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

109 mm
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Snow

229 cm of snow in a typical year

Expect snow from October to April, with about 60 cm in December, the snowiest month.

229 cm
Snowfall a year
Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns
49
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
25 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

60 cm
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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

25 cm
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Heating

Heating a home in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham

93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,412 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
2,178 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total.

Living here

Living with Saint-Germain-de-Grantham’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

Get outside

The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Storms and extremes

A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Saint-Germain-de-Grantham’s hazards page looks at those.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Drummondville

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

Distance from the town8.5 km north-east
Station altitude82 m
Completenessat least 20 years
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−39.5°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202034.5°C
Next-nearest locationFleury, 33 km
Compared with other towns

How Saint-Germain-de-Grantham 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 afternoons26.0°C
Saint-Germain-de-GranthamMedian Canadian town
18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C
Warmer than 61% of Canadian towns
January nights−14.2°C
Saint-Germain-de-GranthamMedian Canadian town
−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Colder than 61% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year1,070 mm
Saint-Germain-de-GranthamMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Wetter than 79% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year229 cm
Saint-Germain-de-GranthamMedian Canadian town
100200300400
Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Germain-de-Grantham’s would only repeat its figures. No closer place has figures: this one lies 16 km from Saint-Germain-de-Grantham.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham Drummondville26.0°C−14.2°C1,070 mm
Saint-Guillaume 16 km · Fleury26.0°C about the same−14.8°C 0.6°C colder1,109 mm
Month by month

Saint-Germain-de-Grantham weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−5.2°C−14.2°C−9.7°C90 mm57 cm
February−3.2°C−12.8°C−8.0°C66 mm50 cm
March2.3°C−7.2°C−2.4°C66 mm38 cm
April10.7°C0.9°C5.9°C79 mm9 cm
May19.1°C8.0°C13.4°C91 mmunder 1 cm
June23.8°C13.6°C18.8°C102 mm0 cm
July26.0°C16.2°C21.1°C109 mm0 cm
August25.1°C15.2°C20.1°C99 mm0 cm
September20.7°C10.9°C15.7°C94 mm0 cm
October13.2°C4.7°C9.0°C100 mm1 cm
November5.9°C−1.5°C2.2°C80 mm14 cm
December−1.4°C−8.8°C−5.2°C95 mm60 cm
Year11.4°C2.1°C6.7°C1,070 mm229 cm
Year to year

A March here can run from −31.0°C to 25.0°C

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±3.2°C around −9.7°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Saint-Germain-de-Grantham’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: ECCC’s normals for Drummondville, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
  • Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
  • 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-Germain-de-Grantham’s climate

How warm does Saint-Germain-de-Grantham get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 26.0°C.

How cold does Saint-Germain-de-Grantham get in winter?

Overnight lows average −14.2°C in January, the coldest month.

How much rain and snow does Saint-Germain-de-Grantham get?

A normal year brings 1,070 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 109 mm, February driest at 66 mm.

Are these figures for Saint-Germain-de-Grantham itself?

No: Saint-Germain-de-Grantham has no normals location, so the figures come from Drummondville, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.

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

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).