Photo: Veillg1 · CC0Precipitation in Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton tops that of 84% of Canadian towns: 1,150 mm a year
January nights here settle around −15.3°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 40°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 72% of Canadian towns. Expect about 169 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton is Arthabaska, 21 km east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
169 frost days and 104 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 22 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 1,150 mm of rain and snow a year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. On about 148 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 220 cm in a normal year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 50 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Arthabaska
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Arthabaska.
| Distance from the town | 21 km east |
| Station altitude | 140 m |
| Completeness | at least 15 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Drummondville, 24 km |
How Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton Arthabaska | 25.1°C | −15.3°C | 1,150 mm |
| Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil 10 km · Drummondville | 26.0°C 0.9°C warmer | −14.2°C 1.1°C milder | 1,070 mm |
| Saint-Albert 11 km · Arthabaska | 25.1°C about the same | −15.3°C about the same | 1,150 mm |
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.8°C | −15.3°C | −10.8°C | 76 mm | 48 cm |
| February | −4.2°C | −13.8°C | −8.9°C | 67 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 1.5°C | −8.2°C | −3.5°C | 73 mm | 39 cm |
| April | 9.8°C | −0.5°C | 4.8°C | 84 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 18.1°C | 6.4°C | 12.2°C | 97 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 22.9°C | 11.5°C | 17.2°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 14.3°C | 19.4°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.2°C | 13.2°C | 18.6°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.7°C | 9.0°C | 14.5°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.2°C | 3.3°C | 7.8°C | 115 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 5.0°C | −2.9°C | 1.2°C | 82 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −2.1°C | −10.0°C | −6.1°C | 90 mm | 50 cm |
| Year | 10.5°C | 0.6°C | 5.5°C | 1,150 mm | 220 cm |
January varies most from one year to the next (3.3°C), June least
January has the widest record range, −39.0°C in 2004 to 16.0°C in 1996; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Arthabaska from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C.
How cold does Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −15.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,150 mm: 131 mm in July, the wettest month, and 67 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at Arthabaska, outside Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton →
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