More rain and snow fall on Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska than on 84% of Canadian towns: 1,150 mm a year
January mornings start at about −15.3°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 72% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 40°C. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 20–25°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska is Arthabaska, 14 km south-west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
169 frost days and 104 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 22 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 1,150 mm a year
The most falls in July, the least in February. On about 148 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 220 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 50 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Arthabaska
Arthabaska is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 140 m |
| Completeness | at least 15 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Thetford Mines, 37 km |
How Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska with figures are 19–24 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska Arthabaska | 25.1°C | −15.3°C | 1,150 mm |
| Saint-Ferdinand 19 km · Thetford Mines | 23.5°C 1.6°C cooler | −16.1°C 0.8°C colder | 1,324 mm |
| Saint-Louis-de-Blandford 22 km · Fortierville | 25.5°C about the same | −16.9°C 1.6°C colder | 1,138 mm |
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 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 | −15.3°C | −10.8°C | 76 mm | 48 cm |
| February | −4.2°C | −13.8°C | −8.9°C | 67 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 1.5°C | −8.2°C | −3.5°C | 73 mm | 39 cm |
| April | 9.8°C | −0.5°C | 4.8°C | 84 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 18.1°C | 6.4°C | 12.2°C | 97 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 22.9°C | 11.5°C | 17.2°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 14.3°C | 19.4°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.2°C | 13.2°C | 18.6°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.7°C | 9.0°C | 14.5°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.2°C | 3.3°C | 7.8°C | 115 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 5.0°C | −2.9°C | 1.2°C | 82 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −2.1°C | −10.0°C | −6.1°C | 90 mm | 50 cm |
| Year | 10.5°C | 0.6°C | 5.5°C | 1,150 mm | 220 cm |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 3.3°C; the steadiest, June
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in January: a low of −39.0°C in 2004 and a high of 16.0°C in 1996.
Where Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Arthabaska, 1991–2020.
- 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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s climate
How warm does Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 25.1°C.
How cold does Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −15.3°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska get?
Rain and snow add up to about 1,150 mm of water a year; July brings the most (131 mm), February the least (67 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska itself?
No: Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska has no normals location, so the figures come from Arthabaska, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska →
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