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Climate in Saint-Isidore · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

More rain and snow fall on Saint-Isidore than on 89% of Canadian towns: 1,182 mm a year

July afternoons average 25.1°C. Temperatures cover 42°C across the year, low to high. In January, nights here are colder than in 78% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 158 times a year.

July afternoons: cooler than 58% of Canadian towns
January nights: colder than 78% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: wetter than 89% of Canadian towns

The nearest ECCC normals location to Saint-Isidore is Scott, 7.9 km south, and every figure on this page is its.

A year in Saint-Isidore at a glance

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

Jan−7°C−17°CColdest nights
Feb−5°C−16°C
Mar1°C−9°C
Apr9°C−2°C
May18°C5°CLast frost ~18 May
Jun23°C11°C
Jul25°C14°CWarmestWettest
Aug24°C13°C
Sep20°C8°CFirst frost ~27 Sep
Oct12°C2°C
Nov now4°C−3°C
Dec−3°C−11°CSnowiest

What stands out about Saint-Isidore’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-Isidore feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter
−5°C / −14°C
266 mm, with 201 cm of snow
Spring
9°C / −2°C
269 mm, with 62 cm of snow
Summer
24°C / 13°C
358 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
12°C / 2°C
289 mm, with 23 cm of snow
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

181 frost days and 100 days above 20°C a year

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 27 nights a year.

181
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
More frosts than 72% of Canadian towns
92
Days that stay below 0°C
27
Nights a year below −20°C
100
Days a year above 20°C
5
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

31
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

27
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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 1,182 mm a year

The most falls in July, the least in February.

1,182 mm
Rain and snow a year
Wetter than 89% of Canadian towns
890 mm
Of it as rain alone (75%)
126 mm
July, the wettest month
75 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

126 mm
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

126 mm
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Snow

287 cm of snow in a typical year

The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 75 cm.

287 cm
Snowfall a year
Snowier than 92% of Canadian towns
55
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
29 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

75 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-Isidore

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

4,974 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
1,816 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than 63% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Saint-Isidore’s climate

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

The garden window

Plant out after about 18 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 27 September, leaving roughly 130 days without frost.

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Storms and extremes

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

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Scott

Scott is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town7.9 km south
Station altitude145 m
Completenessat least 20 years
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−42.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202034.5°C
Next-nearest locationBeauséjour, 12 km
Compared with other towns

How Saint-Isidore compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.

July afternoons25.1°C
Saint-IsidoreMedian Canadian town
18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C
Cooler than 58% of Canadian towns
January nights−16.5°C
Saint-IsidoreMedian Canadian town
−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Colder than 78% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year1,182 mm
Saint-IsidoreMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Wetter than 89% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year287 cm
Saint-IsidoreMedian Canadian town
100200300400
Snowier than 92% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Isidore’s would only repeat its figures.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Saint-Isidore Scott25.1°C−16.5°C1,182 mm
Scott 7.7 km · Scott25.1°C about the same−16.5°C about the same1,182 mm
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon 9.4 km · Beauséjour25.5°C about the same−16.8°C about the same1,299 mm
Month by month

Saint-Isidore weather by month

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

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−6.6°C−16.5°C−11.9°C86 mm63 cm
February−4.6°C−15.5°C−10.0°C75 mm64 cm
March1.1°C−9.4°C−4.3°C77 mm49 cm
April9.0°C−1.6°C3.9°C93 mm13 cm
May17.7°C5.3°C11.4°C98 mm1 cm
June22.8°C10.8°C16.8°C121 mm0 cm
July25.1°C14.1°C19.4°C126 mm0 cm
August24.1°C13.0°C18.5°C111 mm0 cm
September19.6°C8.4°C13.8°C99 mm0 cm
October11.7°C2.4°C7.1°C109 mm4 cm
November4.3°C−3.4°C0.6°C81 mm19 cm
December−2.9°C−11.1°C−7.2°C106 mm75 cm
Year10.1°C−0.3°C4.8°C1,182 mm287 cm
Year to year

A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.1°C; the steadiest month is August

The thirty-year records stretch furthest in January: a low of −42.0°C in 1994 and a high of 15.0°C in 1995.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Saint-Isidore’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Scott, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
  • 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: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Saint-Isidore’s climate

How warm does Saint-Isidore get in summer?

In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 25.1°C.

How cold does Saint-Isidore get in winter?

Lows sink to −16.5°C on an average January night.

How much rain and snow does Saint-Isidore get?

Rain and snow add up to about 1,182 mm of water a year; July brings the most (126 mm), February the least (75 mm).

Are these figures for Saint-Isidore itself?

No: Saint-Isidore has no normals location, so the figures come from Scott, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.

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

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).