Precipitation in Sainte-Élisabeth tops that of 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.6°C. Temperatures cover 43°C across the year, low to high. Its January nights bite harder than in 75% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Borrowed figures: Sainte-Élisabeth has no normals station, so these come from L'Assomption, 34 km south.
A year in Sainte-Élisabeth at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sainte-Élisabeth’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Sainte-Élisabeth feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 161 days, 20°C on 119
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 24 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 1,109 mm of rain and snow a year
August brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. On about 145 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Precipitation and snowfall: Fleury, 45 km away (L'Assomption records no complete year of either).
About 202 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 49 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Sainte-Élisabeth
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing.
Living with Sainte-Élisabeth’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 →Roughly 44 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 49 days a year.
A typical year is calm by definition; Sainte-Élisabeth’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: L'Assomption
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for L'Assomption.
| Distance from the town | 34 km south |
| Station altitude | 21 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Fleury, 45 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, 45 km |
How Sainte-Élisabeth 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-Élisabeth’s own would show the same figures). Sainte-Élisabeth has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–21 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Élisabeth L'Assomption | 26.6°C | −16.0°C | 1,109 mm |
| Berthierville 15 km · Fleury | 26.0°C 0.6°C cooler | −14.8°C 1.2°C milder | 1,109 mm |
| Saint-Barthélemy 20 km · Nicolet | 25.7°C 0.9°C cooler | −16.4°C about the same | 948 mm |
Sainte-Élisabeth weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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 |
From year to year, January moves by 3.1°C, more than any month, and June least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −29.5°C in 1992 to 26.0°C in 2012.
Where Sainte-Élisabeth’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at L'Assomption, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 Sainte-Élisabeth’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Élisabeth get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 26.6°C.
How cold does Sainte-Élisabeth get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −16.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Sainte-Élisabeth get?
Count on roughly 1,109 mm a year, heaviest in August (114 mm) and lightest in February (61 mm).
Are these figures for Sainte-Élisabeth itself?
They are borrowed from L'Assomption, the nearest place to Sainte-Élisabeth where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
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