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Climate in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Wet weather: 1,216 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, more than on 90% of Canadian towns

July afternoons average 24.9°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 79% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 42°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. About 142 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.

July afternoons: cooler than 65% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 79% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 90% of Canadian towns

Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Lauzon, 22 km south.

July high

24.9°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−16.6°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,216 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

299 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

179

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval at a glance

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

Jan−7°C−17°CColdest nights

Feb−5°C−15°C

Mar0°C−9°C

Apr8°C−2°C

May17°C5°C

Jun22°C11°C

Jul25°C14°CWarmestWettest

Aug24°C13°C

Sep19°C8°C

Oct11°C2°C

Nov now4°C−4°C

Dec−3°C−12°CSnowiest

What stands out about Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval’s climate

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

Snowier than 93% of Canadian townsAbout 299 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December.Wetter than 90% of Canadian townsAbout 1,216 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and March the driest.Colder than 79% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −16.6°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

−5°C / −15°C

261 mm, with 209 cm of snow

Spring

8°C / −2°C

270 mm, with 63 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 12°C

366 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

11°C / 2°C

319 mm, with 26 cm of snow

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0°C−9°C

8°C−2°C

17°C5°C

22°C11°C

25°C14°C

24°C13°C

19°C8°C

11°C2°C

4°C−4°C

−3°C−12°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

179 frost days and 95 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 25 nights a year.

179

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 63% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

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

1,216 mm of precipitation in a typical year

July is the wettest month and March the driest.

1,216 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 90% of Canadian towns

919 mm

Of it as rain alone (76%)

129 mm

July, the wettest month

78 mm

March, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

129 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

129 mm

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Snow

About 299 cm of snow a year

Expect snow from October to April, with about 77 cm in December, the snowiest month.

299 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 93% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

143

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

75 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

77 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

75 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,018 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,760 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 71% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

A typical year is calm by definition; Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval’s hazards page covers the exceptions.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Lauzon

Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Lauzon.

Distance from the town	22 km south
Station altitude	69 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−39.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	35.0°C
Next-nearest location	Ste-Foy (U. Laval), 27 km

Compared with other towns

How Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval 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 afternoons24.9°C

Sainte-Brigitte-de-LavalMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 65% of Canadian towns

January nights−16.6°C

Sainte-Brigitte-de-LavalMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 79% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,216 mm

Sainte-Brigitte-de-LavalMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 90% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year299 cm

Sainte-Brigitte-de-LavalMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 93% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval whose figures come from another normals location.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Lauzon	24.9°C	−16.6°C	1,216 mm
Lac-Beauport 10 km · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)	25.0°C about the same	−16.7°C about the same	1,173 mm
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux 11 km · Lauzon	24.9°C about the same	−16.6°C about the same	1,216 mm
Château-Richer 11 km · Saint Michel	25.1°C about the same	−16.0°C 0.6°C milder	1,216 mm

Month by month

Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval weather by month

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

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−7.1°C	−16.6°C	−12.1°C	80 mm	62 cm
February	−5.0°C	−15.4°C	−10.1°C	80 mm	71 cm
March	0.3°C	−9.2°C	−4.6°C	78 mm	51 cm
April	7.8°C	−1.9°C	3.3°C	95 mm	12 cm
May	17.1°C	5.3°C	11.2°C	98 mm	0 cm
June	22.3°C	10.6°C	16.6°C	120 mm	0 cm
July	24.9°C	13.7°C	19.2°C	129 mm	0 cm
August	23.8°C	12.7°C	18.2°C	117 mm	0 cm
September	19.0°C	8.2°C	13.7°C	123 mm	0 cm
October	11.0°C	2.4°C	6.8°C	112 mm	2 cm
November	3.9°C	−3.6°C	0.4°C	84 mm	24 cm
December	−3.4°C	−11.5°C	−7.8°C	101 mm	77 cm
Year	9.6°C	−0.4°C	4.6°C	1,216 mm	299 cm

Year to year

In January, anything from −39.0°C to 12.5°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 (±3.1°C around −12.1°C), August the one that wanders least (±0.8°C).

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Sources

Where Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Lauzon, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval’s climate

How warm does Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval get in summer?

Highs reach 24.9°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.

How cold does Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval get in winter?

Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −16.6°C.

How much rain and snow does Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval get?

A normal year brings 1,216 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 129 mm, March driest at 78 mm.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 143 days a year.

Are these figures for Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval itself?

They are borrowed from Lauzon, the nearest place to Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.

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

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).