Saint-Hippolyte is wetter than 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year
Expect July afternoons of about 26.5°C. Some 41°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 67% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 159 days a year at 0°C or below.
Saint-Hippolyte has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Lachute, 38 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Hippolyte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Hippolyte’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Hippolyte feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
159 frost days and 115 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 19 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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,178 mm a year
The most falls in October, the least in February. About 143 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 218 cm of snow a year
From October to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 56 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Hippolyte
93% 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.
Living with Saint-Hippolyte’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Count on about 143 frost-free days: the last frost averages 12 May, the first 3 October.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Saint-Hippolyte’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Lachute
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Lachute.
| Distance from the town | 38 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 91 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −36.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | L'Assomption, 46 km |
How Saint-Hippolyte 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-Hippolyte’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Saint-Hippolyte with figures are 12–20 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hippolyte Lachute | 26.5°C | −14.7°C | 1,178 mm |
| Sainte-Adèle 12 km · St-Jovite | 25.3°C 1.2°C cooler | −18.3°C 3.6°C colder | 1,178 mm |
| Saint-Calixte 13 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C about the same | −16.0°C 1.3°C colder | 1,178 mm |
Saint-Hippolyte weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.5°C | −14.7°C | −10.2°C | 97 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −3.6°C | −13.6°C | −8.3°C | 72 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 2.4°C | −7.2°C | −2.5°C | 74 mm | 34 cm |
| April | 11.0°C | 0.5°C | 5.9°C | 100 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.4°C | 7.4°C | 13.3°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.1°C | 12.6°C | 18.4°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.5°C | 15.1°C | 20.5°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.4°C | 14.3°C | 19.8°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.8°C | 9.9°C | 15.4°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 3.7°C | 8.4°C | 120 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.2°C | −2.3°C | 1.6°C | 93 mm | 17 cm |
| December | −1.9°C | −9.5°C | −6.0°C | 94 mm | 53 cm |
| Year | 11.4°C | 1.4°C | 6.4°C | 1,178 mm | 218 cm |
From year to year, January moves by 3.2°C, more than any month, and August least
March has the widest record range, −30.5°C in 2007 to 26.5°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Saint-Hippolyte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Lachute, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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-Hippolyte’s climate
How warm does Saint-Hippolyte get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 26.5°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Saint-Hippolyte get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −14.7°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Hippolyte get?
Precipitation totals 1,178 mm a year, with October the wettest month (120 mm) and February the driest (72 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 128 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Saint-Hippolyte itself?
No, the station behind them is Lachute, beyond Saint-Hippolyte’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Hippolyte →
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).