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Climate in Saint-Ludger · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Saint-Ludger is wetter than 83% of Canadian towns: 1,130 mm of rain and snow a year

In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.5°C. About 187 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 74% of Canadian towns. No month is much wetter than another: July, the wettest, gets little more than March, the driest. Frost comes on about 187 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.

July afternoons: cooler than 67% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 74% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 83% of Canadian towns

Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at St Ludger (1.8 km east).

July high

24.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−15.9°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,130 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

287 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

187

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Saint-Ludger at a glance

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

Jan−6°C−16°CColdest nights

Feb−4°C−15°CSnowiest

Mar1°C−10°C

Apr9°C−2°C

May17°C4°C

Jun22°C10°C

Jul25°C13°CWarmestWettest

Aug24°C12°C

Sep19°C7°C

Oct12°C2°C

Nov now5°C−4°C

Dec−2°C−11°C

What stands out about Saint-Ludger’s climate

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

Snowier than 92% of Canadian townsAbout 287 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in February.Wetter than 83% of Canadian townsAbout 1,130 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and March the driest.Colder than 74% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −15.9°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Saint-Ludger feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−4°C / −14°C

261 mm, with 188 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −2°C

262 mm, with 68 cm of snow

Summer

23°C / 11°C

335 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

12°C / 2°C

273 mm, with 31 cm of snow

−20°

−10°

0°

10°

20°

30°

−6°C−16°C

−4°C−15°C

1°C−10°C

9°C−2°C

17°C4°C

22°C10°C

25°C13°C

24°C12°C

19°C7°C

12°C2°C

5°C−4°C

−2°C−11°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

187 frost days and 96 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 26 nights a year drop under −20°C.

187

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 74% 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

1,130 mm of precipitation in a typical year

Some 148 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

1,130 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 83% of Canadian towns

821 mm

Of it as rain alone (73%)

115 mm

July, the wettest month

77 mm

March, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

115 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

115 mm

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Snow

287 cm of snow in a typical year

Expect snow from October to May, with about 65 cm in February, the snowiest month.

287 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 92% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

127

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

33 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

65 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

33 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Saint-Ludger

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

5,023 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,664 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. A house here needs more heating than 72% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Saint-Ludger’s climate

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

Get outside

For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Saint-Ludger’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: St Ludger

The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for St Ludger, one of its 450 normals locations.

Distance from the town	1.8 km east
Station altitude	335 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−39.5°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	33.3°C
Next-nearest location	St Georges, 44 km

Compared with other towns

How Saint-Ludger 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 afternoons24.5°C

Saint-LudgerMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 67% of Canadian towns

January nights−15.9°C

Saint-LudgerMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 74% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,130 mm

Saint-LudgerMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 83% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year287 cm

Saint-LudgerMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 92% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Saint-Ludger whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 24–33 km from Saint-Ludger.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Saint-Ludger	24.5°C	−15.9°C	1,130 mm
Saint-Martin 24 km · St Georges	25.3°C 0.8°C warmer	−16.7°C 0.8°C colder	1,054 mm
Lambton 33 km · Thetford Mines	23.5°C 1.0°C cooler	−16.1°C about the same	1,324 mm

Month by month

Saint-Ludger 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	−15.9°C	−10.9°C	93 mm	60 cm
February	−4.0°C	−15.3°C	−9.7°C	80 mm	65 cm
March	1.4°C	−9.6°C	−4.1°C	77 mm	50 cm
April	9.1°C	−2.0°C	3.8°C	87 mm	16 cm
May	17.4°C	4.4°C	10.8°C	98 mm	1 cm
June	22.1°C	9.8°C	16.0°C	113 mm	0 cm
July	24.5°C	12.8°C	18.5°C	115 mm	0 cm
August	23.5°C	11.5°C	17.5°C	107 mm	0 cm
September	19.4°C	7.2°C	13.3°C	90 mm	0 cm
October	11.8°C	1.5°C	6.5°C	103 mm	7 cm
November	4.5°C	−4.2°C	0.2°C	80 mm	24 cm
December	−2.1°C	−11.0°C	−7.0°C	88 mm	64 cm
Year	10.2°C	−0.9°C	4.6°C	1,130 mm	287 cm

Year to year

From −38.0°C to 18.0°C: January’s coldest and warmest days since 1991

Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 3.1°C around −10.9°C) and August least (1.0°C).

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−40°

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Saint-Ludger’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, St Ludger, 1991–2020.
Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
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-Ludger’s climate

How warm does Saint-Ludger get in summer?

The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 24.5°C.

How cold does Saint-Ludger get in winter?

Expect nights around −15.9°C in January; no month is colder.

How much rain and snow does Saint-Ludger get?

Rain and snow add up to about 1,130 mm of water a year; July brings the most (115 mm), March the least (77 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Count on about 127 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.

Are these figures for Saint-Ludger itself?

Yes, from ECCC’s station within Saint-Ludger’s boundary.

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

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).