Precipitation in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse tops that of 90% of Canadian towns: 1,216 mm a year
January nights here settle around −16.0°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 41°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 75% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 174 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at Saint Michel, 2.9 km east.
A year in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 174 frosts and 96 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 23 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 1,216 mm a year
July is the wettest month and March the driest. Some 142 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Precipitation and snowfall: Lauzon, 15 km away (Saint Michel records no complete year of either).
About 299 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs October to April; December brings the most, about 77 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Saint Michel
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Saint Michel.
| Distance from the town | 2.9 km east |
| Station altitude | 69 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Lauzon, 15 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Lauzon, 15 km |
How Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse 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
Places around Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse Saint Michel | 25.1°C | −16.0°C | 1,216 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans 5.7 km · Saint Michel | 25.1°C about the same | −16.0°C about the same | 1,216 mm |
| Beaumont 8.1 km · Lauzon | 24.9°C about the same | −16.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,216 mm |
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.9°C | −16.0°C | −11.6°C | 80 mm | 62 cm |
| February | −5.0°C | −14.8°C | −10.1°C | 80 mm | 71 cm |
| March | 0.2°C | −8.8°C | −4.6°C | 78 mm | 51 cm |
| April | 7.7°C | −1.3°C | 3.5°C | 95 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 16.9°C | 5.8°C | 11.4°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 22.3°C | 11.1°C | 16.9°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 14.1°C | 19.3°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.2°C | 13.2°C | 18.7°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.3°C | 8.8°C | 14.1°C | 123 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.3°C | 2.8°C | 7.1°C | 112 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4.0°C | −3.3°C | 0.6°C | 84 mm | 24 cm |
| December | −3.1°C | −10.5°C | −6.7°C | 101 mm | 77 cm |
| Year | 9.7°C | 0.1°C | 4.9°C | 1,216 mm | 299 cm |
The month with the widest range: January, −35.5°C to 13.5°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 2.9°C of the normal, −11.6°C. June is the steadiest, within 0.9°C.
Where Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Saint Michel, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse’s climate
How warm does Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 25.1°C.
How cold does Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −16.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse get?
Count on roughly 1,216 mm a year, heaviest in July (129 mm) and lightest in March (78 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse itself?
Yes: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Saint Michel, a location inside Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse.
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