Winter nights in Saint-Zacharie are colder than in 80% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.3°C. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 78% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 42°C. Plan for rain or snow on about 137 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
No ECCC station in Saint-Zacharie has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads St Georges, 25 km west, instead.
A year in Saint-Zacharie at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Zacharie’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Zacharie feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 185 frosts and 107 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 31 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
About 1,054 mm of rain and snow a year
July is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
202 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 53 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-Zacharie
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-Zacharie’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Count on about 113 frost-free days: the last frost averages 28 May, the first 19 September.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Saint-Zacharie’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St Georges
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for St Georges.
| Distance from the town | 25 km west |
| Station altitude | 168 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | St Camille, 43 km |
How Saint-Zacharie 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-Zacharie’s would only repeat its figures. Saint-Zacharie has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 33–47 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Zacharie St Georges | 25.3°C | −16.7°C | 1,054 mm |
| Sainte-Justine 33 km · St Camille | 23.5°C 1.8°C cooler | −17.5°C 0.8°C colder | 1,284 mm |
| Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce 35 km · St Ludger | 24.5°C 0.8°C cooler | −15.9°C 0.8°C milder | 1,130 mm |
Saint-Zacharie 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 | −5.8°C | −16.7°C | −11.4°C | 67 mm | 46 cm |
| February | −3.7°C | −16.3°C | −10.1°C | 52 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 2.0°C | −9.8°C | −4.0°C | 57 mm | 33 cm |
| April | 9.8°C | −1.9°C | 4.1°C | 89 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 18.2°C | 4.6°C | 11.5°C | 91 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 23.0°C | 10.1°C | 16.7°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.3°C | 13.0°C | 19.0°C | 128 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.5°C | 11.9°C | 18.2°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.1°C | 7.4°C | 13.8°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.3°C | 1.8°C | 7.1°C | 107 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4.7°C | −3.8°C | 0.5°C | 73 mm | 15 cm |
| December | −2.4°C | −11.1°C | −7.2°C | 81 mm | 53 cm |
| Year | 10.7°C | −0.9°C | 4.9°C | 1,054 mm | 202 cm |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.1°C; June the least
March has the widest record range, −33.0°C in 2001 to 25.0°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Saint-Zacharie’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, St Georges: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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-Zacharie’s climate
How warm does Saint-Zacharie get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.3°C.
How cold does Saint-Zacharie get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −16.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Zacharie get?
The year adds up to 1,054 mm. July is the peak month (128 mm) and February the low one (52 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 117 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Saint-Zacharie itself?
They come from St Georges, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Saint-Zacharie.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saint-Zacharie →
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).