Precipitation in Saint-Sauveur tops that of 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −14.7°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 41°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 67% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 159 days a year at 0°C or below.
Borrowed figures: Saint-Sauveur has no normals station, so these come from Lachute, 29 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Sauveur at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Sauveur’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Sauveur feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
159 frost days and 115 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 19 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,178 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in October, the least in February. Some 143 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
218 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 56 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Sauveur
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-Sauveur’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 143 frost-free days: the last frost averages 12 May, the first 3 October.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Saint-Sauveur’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →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 | 29 km south-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 | St-Jovite, 36 km |
How Saint-Sauveur 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-Sauveur whose figures come from another normals location. The one place listed is 8 km from Saint-Sauveur, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauveur Lachute | 26.5°C | −14.7°C | 1,178 mm |
| Sainte-Adèle 7.8 km · St-Jovite | 25.3°C 1.2°C cooler | −18.3°C 3.6°C colder | 1,178 mm |
Saint-Sauveur weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| 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 |
A March here can run from −30.5°C to 26.5°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±3.2°C around −10.2°C), August the one that wanders least (±1.0°C).
Where Saint-Sauveur’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Lachute: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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: 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-Sauveur’s climate
How warm does Saint-Sauveur get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 26.5°C.
How cold does Saint-Sauveur get in winter?
Expect nights around −14.7°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Sauveur get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,178 mm a year; October leads with 120 mm and February trails with 72 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 128 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Saint-Sauveur itself?
Not exactly. Saint-Sauveur lacks a normals station, so Lachute supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Sauveur →
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