More rain and snow fall on Saint-Philippe than on 74% of Canadian towns: 1,041 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about −13.6°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of Canadian towns. Of all months, October brings the most precipitation and February the least. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 21–27°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Saint-Philippe is L'Acadie, 12 km south-east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Saint-Philippe at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Philippe’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Philippe feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 149 days, 20°C on 124
From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost 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
About 1,041 mm of rain and snow a year
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
Precipitation and snowfall: Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 25 km away (L'Acadie records no complete year of either).
217 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 52 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Saint-Philippe
93% 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-Philippe’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →On some 36 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Summer brings about 50 days when the humidex passes 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Saint-Philippe’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: L'Acadie
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for L'Acadie.
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 44 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 25 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), 25 km |
How Saint-Philippe 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-Philippe’s own would show the same figures).
Saint-Philippe 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 | −4.3°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 |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 2.9°C; the steadiest, August
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −28.7°C (2003) to 25.4°C (2012).
Where Saint-Philippe’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, L'Acadie: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saint-Philippe’s climate
How warm does Saint-Philippe get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 26.6°C.
How cold does Saint-Philippe get in winter?
Overnight lows average −13.6°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Philippe get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,041 mm: 103 mm in October, the wettest month, and 66 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Saint-Philippe itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at L'Acadie, outside Saint-Philippe.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Philippe →
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).