More rain and snow fall on Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford than on 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −13.4°C. Some 39°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 19–26°C.
Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Granby, 14 km east.
A year in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 154 frosts and 111 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 14 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,226 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. Some 145 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 262 cm of snow a year
From October to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 59 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing.
Living with Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
About 154 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 6 May to a first of 8 October.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Granby
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Granby.
| Distance from the town | 14 km east |
| Station altitude | 175 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | L'Acadie, 39 km |
How Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford 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-Paul-d'Abbotsford whose figures come from another normals location. Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 16–23 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford Granby | 25.6°C | −13.4°C | 1,226 mm |
| Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir 16 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C 1.0°C warmer | −13.6°C about the same | 1,226 mm |
| Sainte-Sabine 23 km · Frelighsburg | 25.6°C about the same | −12.9°C 0.5°C milder | 1,226 mm |
Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford 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 | −4.6°C | −13.4°C | −9.1°C | 95 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −3.2°C | −11.9°C | −7.4°C | 74 mm | 58 cm |
| March | 2.2°C | −6.4°C | −2.2°C | 88 mm | 48 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | 0.9°C | 5.9°C | 101 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 18.7°C | 8.0°C | 13.1°C | 100 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 15.7°C | 20.4°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.6°C | 14.8°C | 19.5°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 10.6°C | 15.4°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 4.6°C | 8.6°C | 109 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | −1.5°C | 2.2°C | 92 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −8.4°C | −4.9°C | 98 mm | 54 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 1,226 mm | 262 cm |
A March here can run from −27.5°C to 25.0°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.4°C of the normal, −9.1°C. August is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.
Where Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Granby, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- 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-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s climate
How warm does Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford get in summer?
Highs reach 25.6°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −13.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,226 mm; the range runs from 74 mm in February to 122 mm in July.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 113 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford itself?
Not directly: Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford has no ECCC normals of its own, and Granby stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford →
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