Photo: Challwa · CC BY-SA 4.0More rain and snow fall on Saint-Valérien-de-Milton than on 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm a year
In January the night’s low is typically −13.4°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 39°C. About 145 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
ECCC publishes no normals for Saint-Valérien-de-Milton itself; the figures are those of Granby, 20 km south.
A year in Saint-Valérien-de-Milton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Valérien-de-Milton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Valérien-de-Milton feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
154 frost days and 111 days above 20°C a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 14 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,226 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
262 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 59 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Valérien-de-Milton
92% 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-Valérien-de-Milton’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
From about 6 May to 8 October the garden is usually clear of frost, some 154 days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Saint-Valérien-de-Milton’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Granby
Granby is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 20 km south |
| Station altitude | 175 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Fleury, 36 km |
How Saint-Valérien-de-Milton 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Valérien-de-Milton’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton Granby | 25.6°C | −13.4°C | 1,226 mm |
| Roxton Pond 9.7 km · Granby | 25.6°C about the same | −13.4°C about the same | 1,226 mm |
| Upton 11 km · Fleury | 26.0°C about the same | −14.8°C 1.4°C colder | 1,109 mm |
Saint-Valérien-de-Milton 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 | −4.6°C | −13.4°C | −9.1°C | 95 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −3.2°C | −11.9°C | −7.4°C | 74 mm | 58 cm |
| March | 2.2°C | −6.4°C | −2.2°C | 88 mm | 48 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | 0.9°C | 5.9°C | 101 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 18.7°C | 8.0°C | 13.1°C | 100 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 15.7°C | 20.4°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.6°C | 14.8°C | 19.5°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 10.6°C | 15.4°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 4.6°C | 8.6°C | 109 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | −1.5°C | 2.2°C | 92 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −8.4°C | −4.9°C | 98 mm | 54 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 1,226 mm | 262 cm |
From year to year, January moves by 3.4°C, more than any month, and August least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −27.5°C in 2007 and a high of 25.0°C in 2012.
Where Saint-Valérien-de-Milton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Granby: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saint-Valérien-de-Milton’s climate
How warm does Saint-Valérien-de-Milton get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.6°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Saint-Valérien-de-Milton get in winter?
Lows sink to −13.4°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Valérien-de-Milton get?
Count on roughly 1,226 mm a year, heaviest in July (122 mm) and lightest in February (74 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 113 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Saint-Valérien-de-Milton itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Granby; Saint-Valérien-de-Milton has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Valérien-de-Milton →
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