January in Saint-René bites harder than in 80% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.3°C on average. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 78% of Canadian towns. Some 42°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
ECCC publishes no normals for Saint-René itself; the figures are those of St Georges, 15 km north-west.
A year in Saint-René at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-René’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-René feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 185 days, 20°C on 107
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 31 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,054 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in July, the least in February. On about 137 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 202 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to April; December brings the most, about 53 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-René
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-René’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Gardens get from about 28 May to 19 September without frost, around 113 days in all.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Saint-René’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St Georges
St Georges is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 168 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | St Ludger, 31 km |
How Saint-René 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-René whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 20–40 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Saint-René.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-René St Georges | 25.3°C | −16.7°C | 1,054 mm |
| Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce 20 km · St Ludger | 24.5°C 0.8°C cooler | −15.9°C 0.8°C milder | 1,130 mm |
| Adstock 38 km · Thetford Mines | 23.5°C 1.8°C cooler | −16.1°C 0.6°C milder | 1,324 mm |
| Tring-Jonction 40 km · Scott | 25.1°C about the same | −16.5°C about the same | 1,182 mm |
Saint-René weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.8°C | −16.7°C | −11.4°C | 67 mm | 46 cm |
| February | −3.7°C | −16.3°C | −10.1°C | 52 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 2.0°C | −9.8°C | −4.0°C | 57 mm | 33 cm |
| April | 9.8°C | −1.9°C | 4.1°C | 89 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 18.2°C | 4.6°C | 11.5°C | 91 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 23.0°C | 10.1°C | 16.7°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.3°C | 13.0°C | 19.0°C | 128 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.5°C | 11.9°C | 18.2°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.1°C | 7.4°C | 13.8°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.3°C | 1.8°C | 7.1°C | 107 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4.7°C | −3.8°C | 0.5°C | 73 mm | 15 cm |
| December | −2.4°C | −11.1°C | −7.2°C | 81 mm | 53 cm |
| Year | 10.7°C | −0.9°C | 4.9°C | 1,054 mm | 202 cm |
In March, anything from −33.0°C to 25.0°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.1°C of the normal, −11.4°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.
Where Saint-René’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for St Georges from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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-René’s climate
How warm does Saint-René get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.3°C.
How cold does Saint-René get in winter?
January nights average −16.7°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Saint-René get?
A normal year brings 1,054 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 128 mm, February driest at 52 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 117 days a year.
Are these figures for Saint-René itself?
They come from St Georges, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Saint-René.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-René →
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).