Saint-Zotique has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns
Nights in January average −13.0°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 78% of Canadian towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 40°C apart. About 141 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
ECCC publishes no normals for Saint-Zotique itself; the figures are those of St-Anicet, 14 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Zotique at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saint-Zotique’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Saint-Zotique feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
147 frost days and 121 days above 20°C a year
From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 13 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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,047 mm a year
October brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 170 cm of snow a year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 44 cm. 484th snowiest of 493 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Saint-Zotique
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. A house here needs less heating than 67% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saint-Zotique’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Plant out after about 28 April; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 7 October, leaving roughly 161 days without frost.
The outdoor season by the averages is May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 36 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
The humidex tops 30 on about 60 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Saint-Zotique’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St-Anicet
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for St-Anicet are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 53 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −38.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Average wind | 10.8 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Cornwall, 46 km |
How Saint-Zotique 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Saint-Zotique’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Saint-Zotique with figures are 17–24 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Zotique St-Anicet | 26.7°C | −13.0°C | 1,047 mm |
| Sainte-Marthe 17 km · Lachute | 26.5°C about the same | −14.7°C 1.7°C colder | 1,178 mm |
| Les Cèdres 18 km · Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C about the same | −13.5°C 0.5°C colder | 1,041 mm |
Saint-Zotique weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.1°C | −13.0°C | −8.7°C | 73 mm | 44 cm |
| February | −2.7°C | −12.1°C | −7.5°C | 59 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 2.8°C | −6.2°C | −1.6°C | 67 mm | 33 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | 1.6°C | 6.6°C | 97 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.5°C | 8.5°C | 14.0°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.3°C | 13.8°C | 19.1°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.7°C | 16.2°C | 21.2°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.8°C | 15.0°C | 20.3°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.6°C | 11.0°C | 16.2°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.0°C | 4.9°C | 9.5°C | 109 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.6°C | −1.0°C | 3.0°C | 81 mm | 10 cm |
| December | −0.3°C | −7.6°C | −4.2°C | 77 mm | 34 cm |
| Year | 12.1°C | 2.6°C | 7.3°C | 1,047 mm | 170 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −29.0°C to 27.0°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±3.2°C around −8.7°C), August the one that wanders least (±1.0°C).
Where Saint-Zotique’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for St-Anicet, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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-Zotique’s climate
How warm does Saint-Zotique get in summer?
Expect highs near 26.7°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Saint-Zotique get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −13.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Saint-Zotique get?
1,047 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is October (109 mm); the driest, February (59 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 110 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Saint-Zotique itself?
No, they come from St-Anicet; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Saint-Zotique itself.
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