Summers in Sainte-Luce are cooler than in 92% of Canadian towns
January mornings start at about −15.4°C. Winter and summer sit 38°C apart. About 132 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
No ECCC station in Sainte-Luce has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Mont-Joli, 12 km north-east, instead.
A year in Sainte-Luce at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sainte-Luce’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Sainte-Luce feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 172 days, 20°C on 72
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 16 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
Rain and melted snow: about 932 mm a year
The most falls in October, the least in April.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
323 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 72 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Sainte-Luce
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 81% of Canadian towns.
Living with Sainte-Luce’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Plant out after about 16 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 14 October, leaving roughly 150 days without frost.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Count on some 59 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Plan shade and water for about 16 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Sainte-Luce’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Mont-Joli
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Mont-Joli are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 52 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.1°C |
| Average wind | 17.3 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Rimouski, 16 km |
How Sainte-Luce 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Sainte-Luce’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Luce Mont-Joli | 22.9°C | −15.4°C | 932 mm |
| Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard 12 km · Rimouski | 23.5°C 0.6°C warmer | −14.6°C 0.8°C milder | 965 mm |
| Mont-Joli 12 km · Mont-Joli | 22.9°C about the same | −15.4°C about the same | 932 mm |
Sainte-Luce 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 | −7.2°C | −15.4°C | −11.3°C | 74 mm | 72 cm |
| February | −6.2°C | −14.4°C | −10.3°C | 65 mm | 66 cm |
| March | −0.9°C | −8.9°C | −4.9°C | 70 mm | 60 cm |
| April | 6.0°C | −1.9°C | 2.0°C | 64 mm | 22 cm |
| May | 14.0°C | 3.9°C | 9.0°C | 76 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 19.8°C | 9.2°C | 14.6°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 22.9°C | 12.9°C | 17.9°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.1°C | 12.1°C | 17.1°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.3°C | 8.0°C | 12.7°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 9.7°C | 2.5°C | 6.1°C | 97 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 3.5°C | −2.8°C | 0.4°C | 74 mm | 31 cm |
| December | −2.9°C | −9.6°C | −6.2°C | 81 mm | 67 cm |
| Year | 8.2°C | −0.4°C | 3.9°C | 932 mm | 323 cm |
Two years in three, February’s average lands within 2.7°C of normal, against the steadier August
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −25.4°C (1992) and 23.3°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Sainte-Luce’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Mont-Joli, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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-Luce’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Luce get in summer?
Highs reach 22.9°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Sainte-Luce get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −15.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Sainte-Luce get?
The year adds up to 932 mm. October is the peak month (97 mm) and April the low one (64 mm).
Are these figures for Sainte-Luce itself?
No: Sainte-Luce has no normals location, so the figures come from Mont-Joli, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sainte-Luce →
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).