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Climate in Saint-Placide · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

More rain and snow fall on Saint-Placide than on 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm a year

In January the night’s low is typically −14.7°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 67% of Canadian towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 41°C. From June to September, highs of 21–27°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.

July afternoons: warmer than 65% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 88% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Saint-Placide itself; the figures are those of Lachute, 17 km north-west.

July high

26.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−14.7°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,178 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

218 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

159

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

143

12 May to 3 Oct

A year in Saint-Placide at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−6°C−15°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−4°C−14°C

Mar2°C−7°C

Apr11°C1°C

May19°C7°CLast frost ~12 May

Jun24°C13°C

Jul27°C15°CWarmest

Aug25°C14°C

Sep21°C10°C

Oct13°C4°CWettestFirst frost ~3 Oct

Nov now5°C−2°C

Dec−2°C−10°C

What stands out about Saint-Placide’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.

Wetter than 88% of Canadian townsAbout 1,178 mm of rain and melted snow a year; October is the wettest month and February the driest.Snowier than 84% of Canadian townsAbout 218 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.A wider year than 75% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 41.2°C.

A normal year

What a year in Saint-Placide feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−4°C / −13°C

262 mm, with 157 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 0°C

262 mm, with 43 cm of snow

Summer

25°C / 14°C

327 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

13°C / 4°C

327 mm, with 19 cm of snow: the wettest season

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−4°C−14°C

2°C−7°C

11°C1°C

19°C7°C

24°C13°C

27°C15°C

25°C14°C

21°C10°C

13°C4°C

5°C−2°C

−2°C−10°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 159 days, 20°C on 115

Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 19 nights a year drop under −20°C.

143 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

12 May 3 Oct

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

159

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 50% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

115

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

About 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year

October is the wettest month and February the driest. On about 143 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

1,178 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 88% of Canadian towns

956 mm

Of it as rain alone (81%)

120 mm

October, the wettest month

72 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

120 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

118 mm

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Snow

218 cm of snow in a typical year

From October to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 56 cm.

218 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 84% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

128

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

46 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

56 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

46 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Saint-Placide

93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,489 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

2,105 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C.

Living here

Living with Saint-Placide’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

The garden window

Between the last frost, near 12 May, and the first, near 3 October, lie about 143 frost-free days.

Get outside

The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

A typical year is calm by definition; Saint-Placide’s hazards page covers the exceptions.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Lachute

Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Lachute.

Distance from the town	17 km north-west
Station altitude	91 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−36.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.0°C
Next-nearest location	Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 37 km

Compared with other towns

How Saint-Placide compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Quebec.

July afternoons26.5°C

Saint-PlacideMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 65% of Canadian towns

January nights−14.7°C

Saint-PlacideMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,178 mm

Saint-PlacideMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 88% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year218 cm

Saint-PlacideMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 84% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Placide’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 12–20 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Saint-Placide.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Saint-Placide Lachute	26.5°C	−14.7°C	1,178 mm
Oka 12 km · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)	26.7°C about the same	−13.5°C 1.2°C milder	1,041 mm
Saint-Clet 20 km · St-Anicet	26.7°C about the same	−13.0°C 1.7°C milder	1,047 mm

Month by month

Saint-Placide weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−5.5°C	−14.7°C	−10.2°C	97 mm	56 cm
February	−3.6°C	−13.6°C	−8.3°C	72 mm	47 cm
March	2.4°C	−7.2°C	−2.5°C	74 mm	34 cm
April	11.0°C	0.5°C	5.9°C	100 mm	8 cm
May	19.4°C	7.4°C	13.3°C	89 mm	0 cm
June	24.1°C	12.6°C	18.4°C	111 mm	0 cm
July	26.5°C	15.1°C	20.5°C	112 mm	0 cm
August	25.4°C	14.3°C	19.8°C	104 mm	0 cm
September	20.8°C	9.9°C	15.4°C	114 mm	0 cm
October	12.8°C	3.7°C	8.4°C	120 mm	2 cm
November	5.2°C	−2.3°C	1.6°C	93 mm	17 cm
December	−1.9°C	−9.5°C	−6.0°C	94 mm	53 cm
Year	11.4°C	1.4°C	6.4°C	1,178 mm	218 cm

Year to year

The month with the widest range: March, −30.5°C to 26.5°C

January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.2°C of the normal, −10.2°C. August is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Saint-Placide’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Lachute from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
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-Placide’s climate

How warm does Saint-Placide get in summer?

Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 26.5°C.

How cold does Saint-Placide get in winter?

In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −14.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Saint-Placide get?

About 1,178 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. October is the wettest month (120 mm) and February the driest (72 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 128 days a year.

Are these figures for Saint-Placide itself?

The figures are ECCC’s for Lachute; Saint-Placide has no normals station.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Placide →

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).