Saint-Jude is wetter than 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm of rain and snow a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −14.8°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 41°C apart. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 71% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 145 days a year with 1 mm or more.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at Fleury, 4.2 km north.
A year in Saint-Jude at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Jude’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Jude feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
161 frost days and 115 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 20 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,109 mm a year
August is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
202 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to April; December brings the most, about 49 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Jude
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-Jude’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
A normal year gives the garden about 136 frost-free days, roughly 12 May to 27 September.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Saint-Jude’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fleury
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Fleury.
| Distance from the town | 4.2 km north |
| Station altitude | 31 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.1°C |
| Next-nearest location | L'Assomption, 33 km |
How Saint-Jude 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-Jude’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Saint-Jude with figures are 20–26 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jude Fleury | 26.0°C | −14.8°C | 1,109 mm |
| Contrecoeur 20 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C 0.6°C warmer | −16.0°C 1.2°C colder | 1,109 mm |
| Saint-Dominique 25 km · Granby | 25.6°C about the same | −13.4°C 1.4°C milder | 1,226 mm |
| Saint-Eugène 26 km · Drummondville | 26.0°C about the same | −14.2°C 0.6°C milder | 1,070 mm |
Saint-Jude weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.8°C | −14.8°C | −10.5°C | 81 mm | 45 cm |
| February | −3.8°C | −13.6°C | −8.6°C | 61 mm | 43 cm |
| March | 1.8°C | −7.3°C | −2.7°C | 71 mm | 38 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | 0.6°C | 5.8°C | 96 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 19.1°C | 7.4°C | 13.2°C | 98 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.4°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.0°C | 14.9°C | 20.2°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.0°C | 13.7°C | 19.3°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.7°C | 9.4°C | 15.1°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.0°C | 3.6°C | 8.4°C | 108 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.5°C | −2.0°C | 1.9°C | 90 mm | 12 cm |
| December | −2.0°C | −9.3°C | −5.9°C | 85 mm | 49 cm |
| Year | 11.2°C | 1.3°C | 6.2°C | 1,109 mm | 202 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −31.0°C to 25.5°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.1°C of its normal of −10.5°C; August keeps to within 0.9°C.
Where Saint-Jude’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Fleury, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest 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-Jude’s climate
How warm does Saint-Jude get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 26.0°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Saint-Jude get in winter?
Expect nights around −14.8°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Jude get?
Precipitation totals 1,109 mm a year, with August the wettest month (114 mm) and February the driest (61 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 106 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Saint-Jude itself?
Yes. Fleury, where ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals were measured, lies within Saint-Jude.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Jude →
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