Climate in Saint-Urbain-Premier · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Summer afternoons in Saint-Urbain-Premier are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns

January nights here settle around −13.5°C. Some 40°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 74% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 122 days a year with 1 mm or more.

July afternoons: warmer than 78% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Saint-Urbain-Premier itself; the figures are those of Montréal Trudeau (Airport), 27 km north.

July high

26.7°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−13.5°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,041 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

217 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

146

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

167

29 Apr to 14 Oct

A year in Saint-Urbain-Premier at a glance

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

Jan−5°C−14°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−3°C−12°C

Mar2°C−7°C

Apr11°C1°CLast frost ~29 Apr

May19°C8°C

Jun24°C14°C

Jul27°C17°CWarmest

Aug26°C16°C

Sep21°C11°C

Oct13°C5°CWettestFirst frost ~14 Oct

Nov now6°C−2°C

Dec−1°C−9°C

What stands out about Saint-Urbain-Premier’s climate

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

Snowier than 80% of Canadian townsAbout 217 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.Warmer than 78% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 26.7°C, the warmest of the year. 4th warmest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.Wetter than 74% of Canadian townsAbout 1,041 mm of rain and melted snow a year; October is the wettest month and February the driest.

A normal year

What a year in Saint-Urbain-Premier feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

−3°C / −12°C

243 mm, with 147 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 1°C

253 mm, with 52 cm of snow

Summer

26°C / 15°C

268 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

13°C / 5°C

277 mm, with 17 cm of snow: the wettest season

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2°C−7°C

11°C1°C

19°C8°C

24°C14°C

27°C17°C

26°C16°C

21°C11°C

13°C5°C

6°C−2°C

−1°C−9°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

Frost on 146 days, 20°C on 121

Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 12 nights a year.

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

29 Apr 14 Oct

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

146

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 65% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

121

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

1,041 mm of precipitation in a typical year

October is the wettest month and February the driest.

1,041 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

818 mm

Of it as rain alone (79%)

103 mm

October, the wettest month

66 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

103 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

102 mm

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Snow

About 217 cm of snow a year

The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 52 cm.

217 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 80% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

101

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

11 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

52 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

11 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Saint-Urbain-Premier

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

4,281 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

2,247 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Homes here need less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Saint-Urbain-Premier’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

A normal year gives the garden about 167 frost-free days, roughly 29 April to 14 October.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

On some 40 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.

Humidex

On some 50 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.

Storms and extremes

Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Saint-Urbain-Premier’s hazards page does.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

Montréal Trudeau (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	27 km north
Station altitude	36 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−31.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.6°C
Average wind	15.4 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	L'Acadie, 30 km

Compared with other towns

How Saint-Urbain-Premier compares

Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Quebec.

July afternoons26.7°C

Saint-Urbain-PremierMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 78% of Canadian towns4th warmest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec

January nights−13.5°C

Saint-Urbain-PremierMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,041 mm

Saint-Urbain-PremierMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 74% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year217 cm

Saint-Urbain-PremierMedian Canadian town

100200300400

Snowier than 80% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Urbain-Premier’s would only repeat its figures.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Saint-Urbain-Premier Montréal Trudeau (Airport)	26.7°C	−13.5°C	1,041 mm
Sainte-Martine 6.0 km · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)	26.7°C about the same	−13.5°C about the same	1,041 mm
Saint-Rémi 9.1 km · L'Acadie	26.6°C about the same	−13.6°C about the same	1,041 mm

Month by month

Saint-Urbain-Premier 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	−5.0°C	−13.5°C	−9.2°C	86 mm	52 cm
February	−3.4°C	−12.4°C	−8.0°C	66 mm	47 cm
March	2.4°C	−6.5°C	−2.0°C	77 mm	37 cm
April	11.3°C	1.1°C	6.2°C	90 mm	15 cm
May	19.4°C	8.3°C	13.9°C	86 mm	0 cm
June	24.2°C	13.8°C	19.0°C	84 mm	0 cm
July	26.7°C	16.7°C	21.7°C	91 mm	0 cm
August	25.7°C	15.6°C	20.6°C	94 mm	0 cm
September	21.1°C	10.9°C	16.0°C	89 mm	0 cm
October	13.2°C	4.5°C	8.9°C	103 mm	1 cm
November	6.1°C	−1.7°C	2.3°C	84 mm	16 cm
December	−1.2°C	−8.7°C	−5.0°C	92 mm	48 cm
Year	11.7°C	2.3°C	7.0°C	1,041 mm	217 cm

Year to year

The most changeable month: January, give or take 3.0°C; the steadiest, June

Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −26.9°C (1992) and 25.8°C (2012).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Saint-Urbain-Premier’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Montréal Trudeau (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

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

Questions about Saint-Urbain-Premier’s climate

How warm does Saint-Urbain-Premier get in summer?

Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 26.7°C.

How cold does Saint-Urbain-Premier get in winter?

A typical January night falls to −13.5°C, the year’s low point.

How much rain and snow does Saint-Urbain-Premier get?

1,041 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is October (103 mm); the driest, February (66 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 101 days in a typical year.

Are these figures for Saint-Urbain-Premier itself?

They come from Montréal Trudeau (Airport), which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Saint-Urbain-Premier.

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

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).