Photo: Anna Frodesiak · Public domainIce on the ground: Sainte-Adèle sees more frosts than 89% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.3°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in October and least in February. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 88% of Canadian towns. About 143 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Sainte-Adèle has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from St-Jovite, 35 km north-west.
A year in Sainte-Adèle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sainte-Adèle’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Sainte-Adèle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 196 frosts and 111 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 41 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
1,178 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s St-Jovite normals leave out precipitation and snow; both come from Lachute here, 37 km away.
About 218 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 56 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Sainte-Adèle
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 80% of Canadian towns.
Living with Sainte-Adèle’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Count on about 110 frost-free days: the last frost averages 28 May, the first 15 September.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →On some 34 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 35 a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Sainte-Adèle’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St-Jovite
St-Jovite is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 35 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 234 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Lachute, 37 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.7°C |
| Average wind | 4.1 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Lachute, 37 km |
How Sainte-Adèle 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 Sainte-Adèle’s would only repeat its figures.
Sainte-Adèle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.5°C | −18.3°C | −11.9°C | 97 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −3.3°C | −17.9°C | −10.6°C | 72 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 2.6°C | −11.3°C | −4.4°C | 74 mm | 34 cm |
| April | 10.3°C | −3.2°C | 3.5°C | 100 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 18.5°C | 3.3°C | 11.0°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23.0°C | 8.5°C | 15.7°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.3°C | 10.9°C | 18.2°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.5°C | 9.8°C | 17.2°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.1°C | 5.6°C | 12.9°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.3°C | 0.5°C | 6.4°C | 120 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4.6°C | −5.1°C | −0.2°C | 93 mm | 17 cm |
| December | −2.5°C | −12.9°C | −7.7°C | 94 mm | 53 cm |
| Year | 10.8°C | −2.5°C | 4.2°C | 1,178 mm | 218 cm |
From year to year, January moves by 3.2°C, more than any month, and August least
March has the widest record range, −38.3°C in 2007 to 27.1°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Sainte-Adèle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, St-Jovite, 1991–2020.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- 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, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Sainte-Adèle’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Adèle get in summer?
Expect highs near 25.3°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Sainte-Adèle get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −18.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Sainte-Adèle get?
Count on roughly 1,178 mm a year, heaviest in October (120 mm) and lightest in February (72 mm).
Are these figures for Sainte-Adèle itself?
No: Sainte-Adèle has no normals location, so the figures come from St-Jovite, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sainte-Adèle →
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).