Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0Precipitation 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.
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.
What stands out about Saint-Ubalde’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
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.
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.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,138 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in July, the least in February.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 253 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 59 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
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.
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 with Saint-Ubalde’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Saint-Ubalde’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →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 town | 36 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 53 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Trois-Rivières, 52 km |
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.
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.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ubalde Fortierville | 25.5°C | −16.9°C | 1,138 mm |
| Saint-Stanislas 22 km · Trois-Rivières | 25.1°C about the same | −14.1°C 2.8°C milder | 1,101 mm |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf 27 km · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport) | 25.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −16.7°C about the same | 1,173 mm |
Saint-Ubalde 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 | −6.9°C | −16.9°C | −12.0°C | 81 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −4.9°C | −15.9°C | −10.5°C | 69 mm | 55 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −9.0°C | −4.0°C | 79 mm | 47 cm |
| April | 9.5°C | −1.0°C | 4.4°C | 94 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 18.4°C | 5.8°C | 12.1°C | 92 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 11.1°C | 17.2°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.5°C | 14.0°C | 19.6°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.5°C | 12.9°C | 18.6°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.0°C | 8.3°C | 14.2°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.1°C | 2.5°C | 7.4°C | 105 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 4.6°C | −3.2°C | 0.9°C | 82 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −2.9°C | −10.9°C | −6.9°C | 100 mm | 59 cm |
| Year | 10.4°C | −0.2°C | 5.1°C | 1,138 mm | 253 cm |
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.
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).