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Climate in Sainte-Béatrix · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

More rain and snow fall on Sainte-Béatrix than on 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year

Sunny July days climb to about 26.6°C. Seasons differ by 43°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 75% of Canadian towns. About 145 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.

July afternoons: warmer than 70% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 75% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 82% of Canadian towns

The nearest ECCC normals location to Sainte-Béatrix is L'Assomption, 44 km south, and every figure on this page is its.

July high

26.6°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−16.0°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,109 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

202 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

161

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Sainte-Béatrix at a glance

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

Jan−6°C−16°CColdest nights

Feb−4°C−15°C

Mar2°C−8°C

Apr11°C0°C

May19°C7°C

Jun24°C12°C

Jul27°C15°CWarmest

Aug26°C14°CWettest

Sep21°C9°C

Oct13°C3°C

Nov now5°C−3°C

Dec−2°C−10°CSnowiest

What stands out about Sainte-Béatrix’s climate

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

A wider year than 82% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 42.6°C.Wetter than 82% of Canadian townsAbout 1,109 mm of rain and melted snow a year; August is the wettest month and February the driest.Colder than 75% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −16.0°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Sainte-Béatrix feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−4°C / −14°C

227 mm, with 137 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 0°C

265 mm, with 52 cm of snow

Summer

25°C / 14°C

322 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

13°C / 3°C

295 mm, with 14 cm of snow

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2°C−8°C

11°C0°C

19°C7°C

24°C12°C

27°C15°C

26°C14°C

21°C9°C

13°C3°C

5°C−3°C

−2°C−10°C

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

Frost & warm days

161 frost days and 119 days above 20°C a year

From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 24 nights a year.

161

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 52% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

119

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

About 1,109 mm of rain and snow a year

August brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.

1,109 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 82% of Canadian towns

899 mm

Of it as rain alone (81%)

114 mm

August, the wettest month

61 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

114 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

114 mm

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L'Assomption publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, so these figures, and the snow below, come from Fleury, 65 km away.

Snow

Snowfall: about 202 cm in a normal year

From October to April snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 49 cm.

202 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 72% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

49 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Sainte-Béatrix

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

4,592 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

2,093 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year.

Living here

Living with Sainte-Béatrix’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

About 44 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.

Humidex

About 49 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Sainte-Béatrix’s risks.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: L'Assomption

The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for L'Assomption, one of its 450 normals locations.

Distance from the town	44 km south
Station altitude	21 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Fleury, 65 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−40.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.2°C
Average wind	10.0 km/h on average, most often from the south-west
Next-nearest location	Fleury, 65 km

Compared with other towns

How Sainte-Béatrix compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.

July afternoons26.6°C

Sainte-BéatrixMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 70% of Canadian towns

January nights−16.0°C

Sainte-BéatrixMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 75% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,109 mm

Sainte-BéatrixMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 82% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year202 cm

Sainte-BéatrixMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 72% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Sainte-Béatrix’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Sainte-Béatrix with figures are 29–37 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Sainte-Béatrix L'Assomption	26.6°C	−16.0°C	1,109 mm
Entrelacs 29 km · St-Jovite	25.3°C 1.3°C cooler	−18.3°C 2.3°C colder	1,178 mm
Mandeville 33 km · Nicolet	25.7°C 0.9°C cooler	−16.4°C about the same	948 mm
Berthierville 36 km · Fleury	26.0°C 0.6°C cooler	−14.8°C 1.2°C milder	1,109 mm

Month by month

Sainte-Béatrix weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−5.9°C	−16.0°C	−10.9°C	81 mm	45 cm
February	−4.0°C	−14.8°C	−9.4°C	61 mm	43 cm
March	1.8°C	−8.3°C	−3.2°C	71 mm	38 cm
April	10.8°C	0.1°C	5.5°C	96 mm	13 cm
May	19.2°C	7.2°C	13.2°C	98 mm	under 1 cm
June	24.3°C	12.4°C	18.4°C	102 mm	0 cm
July	26.6°C	14.8°C	20.7°C	106 mm	0 cm
August	25.5°C	13.7°C	19.6°C	114 mm	0 cm
September	21.1°C	9.2°C	15.2°C	97 mm	0 cm
October	13.0°C	3.2°C	8.1°C	108 mm	2 cm
November	5.4°C	−2.7°C	1.3°C	90 mm	12 cm
December	−1.9°C	−10.2°C	−6.1°C	85 mm	49 cm
Year	11.3°C	0.7°C	6.0°C	1,109 mm	202 cm

Year to year

March: −29.5°C at its coldest, 26.0°C at its warmest

Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 3.1°C around −10.9°C) and June least (1.0°C).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Sainte-Béatrix’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for L'Assomption, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
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 Sainte-Béatrix’s climate

How warm does Sainte-Béatrix get in summer?

Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 26.6°C.

How cold does Sainte-Béatrix get in winter?

Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −16.0°C.

How much rain and snow does Sainte-Béatrix get?

August is the wettest month at 114 mm and February the driest at 61 mm, for 1,109 mm over the year.

Are these figures for Sainte-Béatrix itself?

They are the closest available: the normals for L'Assomption, since Sainte-Béatrix has none.

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

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).