Climate in Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine is wetter than 93% of Canadian towns: 1,324 mm of rain and snow a year

January nights here settle around −16.1°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 40°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of Canadian towns. About 167 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.

July afternoons: cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 77% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 93% of Canadian towns

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Thetford Mines, 15 km north.

July high

23.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−16.1°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,324 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

358 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

177

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine at a glance

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

Jan−7°C−16°CColdest nights

Feb−5°C−15°C

Mar0°C−9°C

Apr8°C−2°C

May16°C5°C

Jun21°C11°C

Jul24°C13°CWarmestWettest

Aug23°C12°C

Sep18°C8°C

Oct11°C2°C

Nov now3°C−4°C

Dec−4°C−11°CSnowiest

What stands out about Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine’s climate

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

Snowier than 98% of Canadian townsAbout 358 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December. 6th snowiest of 494 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.Wetter than 93% of Canadian townsAbout 1,324 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and November the driest. 7th wettest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.Cooler than 80% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine feels like

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

Winter

−5°C / −14°C

309 mm, with 233 cm of snow

Spring

8°C / −2°C

305 mm, with 92 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 12°C

396 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

11°C / 2°C

315 mm, with 33 cm of snow

−30°

−20°

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30°

−7°C−16°C

−5°C−15°C

0°C−9°C

8°C−2°C

16°C5°C

21°C11°C

24°C13°C

23°C12°C

18°C8°C

11°C2°C

3°C−4°C

−4°C−11°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

177 frost days and 87 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 25 nights a year.

177

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 62% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

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 1,324 mm a year

July brings the most rain and snow; November, the least. 7th wettest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.

1,324 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 93% of Canadian towns

975 mm

Of it as rain alone (74%)

140 mm

July, the wettest month

91 mm

November, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

140 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

143 mm

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Snow

About 358 cm of snow a year

Expect snow from October to May, with about 81 cm in December, the snowiest month. 6th snowiest of 494 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.

358 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 98% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

155

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

76 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

81 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

76 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,080 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,700 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. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 72% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine’s climate

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

Get outside

The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Thetford Mines

ECCC builds the Thetford Mines normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	15 km north
Station altitude	381 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−35.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	32.5°C
Next-nearest location	Arthabaska, 45 km

Compared with other towns

How Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Quebec.

July afternoons23.5°C

Saint-Joseph-de-ColeraineMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−16.1°C

Saint-Joseph-de-ColeraineMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 77% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,324 mm

Saint-Joseph-de-ColeraineMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 93% of Canadian towns7th wettest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec

Snowfall a year358 cm

Saint-Joseph-de-ColeraineMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 98% of Canadian towns6th snowiest of 494 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine’s own would show the same figures). Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 31–40 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine Thetford Mines	23.5°C	−16.1°C	1,324 mm
Weedon 31 km · Sherbrooke	25.3°C 1.8°C warmer	−16.5°C about the same	1,324 mm
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce 34 km · St Georges	25.3°C 1.8°C warmer	−16.7°C 0.6°C colder	1,054 mm
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 38 km · Arthabaska	25.1°C 1.6°C warmer	−15.3°C 0.8°C milder	1,150 mm

Month by month

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine weather by month

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

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−6.9°C	−16.1°C	−11.5°C	102 mm	72 cm
February	−5.4°C	−15.0°C	−10.2°C	92 mm	80 cm
March	0.3°C	−9.2°C	−4.5°C	95 mm	67 cm
April	7.8°C	−1.7°C	3.1°C	103 mm	23 cm
May	16.4°C	5.3°C	10.9°C	107 mm	2 cm
June	21.3°C	10.5°C	15.9°C	127 mm	0 cm
July	23.5°C	13.2°C	18.4°C	140 mm	0 cm
August	22.5°C	12.3°C	17.4°C	129 mm	0 cm
September	18.3°C	8.0°C	13.2°C	102 mm	0 cm
October	10.7°C	2.2°C	6.4°C	122 mm	6 cm
November	3.4°C	−3.9°C	−0.3°C	91 mm	28 cm
December	−3.5°C	−11.1°C	−7.3°C	114 mm	81 cm
Year	9.0°C	−0.5°C	4.3°C	1,324 mm	358 cm

Year to year

From year to year, January moves by 2.9°C, more than any month, and August least

Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −28.7°C in 2007 to 22.2°C in 2012.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Thetford Mines, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.

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

Questions about Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine’s climate

How warm does Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine get in summer?

Expect highs near 23.5°C in July, the hottest month on average.

How cold does Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine get in winter?

On a normal January night the air drops to −16.1°C, the coldest of the year.

How much rain and snow does Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine get?

Precipitation totals 1,324 mm a year, with July the wettest month (140 mm) and November the driest (91 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Roughly 155 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.

Are these figures for Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine itself?

Not exactly. Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine lacks a normals station, so Thetford Mines supplies the figures.

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

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).