Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0More rain and snow fall on Saint-Michel than on 74% of Canadian towns: 1,041 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.6°C. Seasons differ by 40°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of Canadian towns. Windshields need scraping on about 149 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
ECCC publishes no normals for Saint-Michel itself; the figures are those of L'Acadie, 18 km east.
A year in Saint-Michel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Michel’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Michel feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 149 frosts and 124 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 15 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,041 mm of precipitation in a typical year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. Some 122 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s L'Acadie normals leave out precipitation and snow; both come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport) here, 29 km away.
Snowfall: about 217 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 52 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Saint-Michel
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up.
Living with Saint-Michel’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 36 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 50 a year.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Saint-Michel’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: L'Acadie
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for L'Acadie, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 18 km east |
| Station altitude | 44 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 29 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −32.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.1°C |
| Average wind | 11.4 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 29 km |
How Saint-Michel 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
Places around Saint-Michel whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel L'Acadie | 26.6°C | −13.6°C | 1,041 mm |
| Saint-Rémi 4.3 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
| Saint-Isidore 9.7 km · Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C about the same | −13.5°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
Saint-Michel 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 | −4.3°C | −13.6°C | −9.0°C | 86 mm | 52 cm |
| February | −2.9°C | −12.7°C | −7.8°C | 66 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 2.6°C | −6.7°C | −2.1°C | 77 mm | 37 cm |
| April | 11.1°C | 0.7°C | 5.9°C | 90 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 19.5°C | 7.8°C | 13.7°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.2°C | 13.2°C | 18.7°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.6°C | 15.5°C | 21.1°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.3°C | 13.9°C | 19.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.4°C | 9.7°C | 15.6°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.6°C | 4.1°C | 8.9°C | 103 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.1°C | −1.7°C | 2.2°C | 84 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −0.7°C | −8.6°C | −4.7°C | 92 mm | 48 cm |
| Year | 11.9°C | 1.8°C | 6.8°C | 1,041 mm | 217 cm |
A March here can run from −28.7°C to 25.4°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 2.9°C of the normal, −9.0°C. August is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.
Where Saint-Michel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for L'Acadie, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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-Michel’s climate
How warm does Saint-Michel get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 26.6°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Saint-Michel get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −13.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Michel get?
1,041 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is October (103 mm); the driest, February (66 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Michel itself?
They are borrowed from L'Acadie, the nearest place to Saint-Michel where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Michel →
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).