Photo: SamuelFreli · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford is wetter than 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm of rain and snow a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.6°C. Expect the most rain and snow in July and the least in February. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 154 days a year at 0°C or below.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford is Granby, 17 km south-west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
154 frost days and 111 days above 20°C a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 14 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 1,226 mm a year
Some 145 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 262 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 59 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
92% 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-Joachim-de-Shefford’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 154 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 6 May to a first of 8 October.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Granby
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Granby.
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 175 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Richmond, 37 km |
How Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford 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-Joachim-de-Shefford’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 15–25 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford Granby | 25.6°C | −13.4°C | 1,226 mm |
| Valcourt 15 km · Richmond | 25.6°C about the same | −15.0°C 1.6°C colder | 1,226 mm |
| Acton Vale 21 km · Drummondville | 26.0°C about the same | −14.2°C 0.8°C colder | 1,070 mm |
| Upton 25 km · Fleury | 26.0°C about the same | −14.8°C 1.4°C colder | 1,109 mm |
Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.6°C | −13.4°C | −9.1°C | 95 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −3.2°C | −11.9°C | −7.4°C | 74 mm | 58 cm |
| March | 2.2°C | −6.4°C | −2.2°C | 88 mm | 48 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | 0.9°C | 5.9°C | 101 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 18.7°C | 8.0°C | 13.1°C | 100 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 15.7°C | 20.4°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.6°C | 14.8°C | 19.5°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 10.6°C | 15.4°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 4.6°C | 8.6°C | 109 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | −1.5°C | 2.2°C | 92 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −8.4°C | −4.9°C | 98 mm | 54 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 1,226 mm | 262 cm |
March has run from −27.5°C to 25.0°C in thirty years
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 3.4°C from −9.1°C. August moves least, typically by 1.0°C.
Where Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Granby: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford’s climate
How warm does Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 25.6°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford get in winter?
January nights average −13.4°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford get?
Rain and snow add up to about 1,226 mm of water a year; July brings the most (122 mm), February the least (74 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 113 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at Granby, outside Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford →
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).