More snow falls on Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc than on 90% of Canadian towns: about 274 cm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.1°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 39°C apart. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 80% of Canadian towns. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Trois-Rivières, 40 km south-east, instead.
A year in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 145 frosts and 104 warm days a year
From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 15 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
1,101 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in July, the least in February. Some 132 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 274 cm in a normal year
From October to April snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 69 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C.
Living with Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Roughly 42 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
About 37 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Trois-Rivières
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Trois-Rivières are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 40 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 6 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −32.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.0°C |
| Average wind | 13.4 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Nicolet, 49 km |
How Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc’s own would show the same figures). Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 35–41 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc Trois-Rivières | 25.1°C | −14.1°C | 1,101 mm |
| Yamachiche 35 km · Nicolet | 25.7°C 0.6°C warmer | −16.4°C 2.3°C colder | 948 mm |
| Sainte-Thècle 38 km · Fortierville | 25.5°C about the same | −16.9°C 2.8°C colder | 1,138 mm |
Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc 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 | −5.6°C | −14.1°C | −9.9°C | 83 mm | 61 cm |
| February | −3.9°C | −13.1°C | −8.5°C | 66 mm | 53 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −7.3°C | −3.1°C | 76 mm | 50 cm |
| April | 8.8°C | 0.3°C | 4.6°C | 87 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 17.3°C | 7.9°C | 12.6°C | 83 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 22.5°C | 13.6°C | 18.1°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 16.7°C | 20.9°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.1°C | 15.6°C | 19.9°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.8°C | 11.0°C | 15.5°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.2°C | 5.1°C | 8.5°C | 101 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 4.9°C | −1.3°C | 1.8°C | 88 mm | 24 cm |
| December | −2.0°C | −8.6°C | −5.3°C | 95 mm | 69 cm |
| Year | 10.4°C | 2.1°C | 6.2°C | 1,101 mm | 274 cm |
January has run from −32.3°C to 12.0°C in thirty years
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 2.8°C around its normal of −9.9°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Trois-Rivières: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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 (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-Mathieu-du-Parc’s climate
How warm does Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.1°C.
How cold does Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc get in winter?
Expect nights around −14.1°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc get?
Some 1,101 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in July (125 mm), the least in February (66 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc itself?
No, they come from Trois-Rivières; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc →
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