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Climate in Saint-Ubalde · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Precipitation in Saint-Ubalde tops that of 84% of Canadian towns: 1,138 mm a year

On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.5°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 81% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 42°C across the year, low to high. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 141 times a year.

July afternoons: cooler than 51% of Canadian towns
January nights: colder than 81% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: wetter than 84% of Canadian towns

Borrowed figures: Saint-Ubalde has no normals station, so these come from Fortierville, 36 km south-east.

A year in Saint-Ubalde at a glance

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

Jan−7°C−17°CColdest nights
Feb−5°C−16°C
Mar1°C−9°C
Apr10°C−1°C
May18°C6°C
Jun23°C11°C
Jul26°C14°CWarmestWettest
Aug25°C13°C
Sep20°C8°C
Oct12°C3°C
Nov now5°C−3°C
Dec−3°C−11°CSnowiest

What stands out about Saint-Ubalde’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Saint-Ubalde feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter
−5°C / −15°C
250 mm, with 170 cm of snow
Spring
10°C / −1°C
264 mm, with 62 cm of snow
Summer
24°C / 13°C
343 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
12°C / 3°C
281 mm, with 21 cm of snow
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

175 frost days and 107 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 29 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

175
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
More frosts than 60% of Canadian towns
87
Days that stay below 0°C
29
Nights a year below −20°C
107
Days a year above 20°C
5
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

31
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

29
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Rain & snow

About 1,138 mm of rain and snow a year

The most falls in July, the least in February.

1,138 mm
Rain and snow a year
Wetter than 84% of Canadian towns
879 mm
Of it as rain alone (77%)
133 mm
July, the wettest month
69 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

133 mm
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

133 mm
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Snow

Snowfall: about 253 cm in a normal year

Expect snow from October to April, with about 59 cm in December, the snowiest month.

253 cm
Snowfall a year
Snowier than 88% of Canadian towns
50
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
134
Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground
49 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

59 cm
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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

49 cm
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Heating

Heating a home in Saint-Ubalde

91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,886 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
1,884 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. By this count, homes here need more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Saint-Ubalde’s climate

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

Get outside

Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Storms and extremes

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

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Fortierville

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

Distance from the town36 km south-east
Station altitude53 m
Completenessat least 20 years
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−41.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202035.9°C
Next-nearest locationTrois-Rivières, 52 km
Compared with other towns

How Saint-Ubalde 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 afternoons25.5°C
Saint-UbaldeMedian Canadian town
18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C
Cooler than 51% of Canadian towns
January nights−16.9°C
Saint-UbaldeMedian Canadian town
−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Colder than 81% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year1,138 mm
Saint-UbaldeMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Wetter than 84% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year253 cm
Saint-UbaldeMedian Canadian town
100200300400
Snowier than 88% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Saint-Ubalde’s own would show the same figures). Saint-Ubalde has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 22–29 km out.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Saint-Ubalde Fortierville25.5°C−16.9°C1,138 mm
Saint-Stanislas 22 km · Trois-Rivières25.1°C about the same−14.1°C 2.8°C milder1,101 mm
Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf 27 km · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)25.0°C 0.5°C cooler−16.7°C about the same1,173 mm
Month by month

Saint-Ubalde weather by month

Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−6.9°C−16.9°C−12.0°C81 mm56 cm
February−4.9°C−15.9°C−10.5°C69 mm55 cm
March1.2°C−9.0°C−4.0°C79 mm47 cm
April9.5°C−1.0°C4.4°C94 mm15 cm
May18.4°C5.8°C12.1°C92 mm1 cm
June23.3°C11.1°C17.2°C108 mm0 cm
July25.5°C14.0°C19.6°C133 mm0 cm
August24.5°C12.9°C18.6°C103 mm0 cm
September20.0°C8.3°C14.2°C95 mm0 cm
October12.1°C2.5°C7.4°C105 mm3 cm
November4.6°C−3.2°C0.9°C82 mm19 cm
December−2.9°C−10.9°C−6.9°C100 mm59 cm
Year10.4°C−0.2°C5.1°C1,138 mm253 cm
Year to year

January varies most from one year to the next (3.2°C), June least

Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −32.0°C in 1995 to 23.5°C in 2012.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Saint-Ubalde’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Fortierville, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
  • 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, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Saint-Ubalde’s climate

How warm does Saint-Ubalde get in summer?

Afternoons average 25.5°C in July, the warmest time of year.

How cold does Saint-Ubalde get in winter?

Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −16.9°C.

How much rain and snow does Saint-Ubalde get?

A normal year brings 1,138 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 133 mm, February driest at 69 mm.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 134 days a year.

Are these figures for Saint-Ubalde itself?

No: Saint-Ubalde has no normals location, so the figures come from Fortierville, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.

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

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).