Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSainte-Marie-Madeleine is wetter than 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm of rain and snow a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.0°C. Expect the most rain and snow in August and the least in February. Its January nights bite harder than in 71% of Canadian towns. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 21–26°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is Fleury, 26 km north, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sainte-Marie-Madeleine’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 161 frosts and 115 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 20 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,109 mm a year
On about 145 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
202 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to April; December brings the most, about 49 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C.
Living with Sainte-Marie-Madeleine’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 12 May to about 27 September, some 136 days in a normal year.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Sainte-Marie-Madeleine’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fleury
Fleury is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 26 km north |
| Station altitude | 31 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.1°C |
| Next-nearest location | Granby, 35 km |
How Sainte-Marie-Madeleine compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Sainte-Marie-Madeleine’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Fleury | 26.0°C | −14.8°C | 1,109 mm |
| Sainte-Madeleine 2.4 km · Fleury | 26.0°C about the same | −14.8°C about the same | 1,109 mm |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste 7.9 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C 0.6°C warmer | −13.6°C 1.2°C milder | 1,109 mm |
| Saint-Damase 8.6 km · Granby | 25.6°C about the same | −13.4°C 1.4°C milder | 1,226 mm |
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine 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 | −14.8°C | −10.5°C | 81 mm | 45 cm |
| February | −3.8°C | −13.6°C | −8.6°C | 61 mm | 43 cm |
| March | 1.8°C | −7.3°C | −2.7°C | 71 mm | 38 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | 0.6°C | 5.8°C | 96 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 19.1°C | 7.4°C | 13.2°C | 98 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.4°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.0°C | 14.9°C | 20.2°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.0°C | 13.7°C | 19.3°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.7°C | 9.4°C | 15.1°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.0°C | 3.6°C | 8.4°C | 108 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.5°C | −2.0°C | 1.9°C | 90 mm | 12 cm |
| December | −2.0°C | −9.3°C | −5.9°C | 85 mm | 49 cm |
| Year | 11.2°C | 1.3°C | 6.2°C | 1,109 mm | 202 cm |
March: −31.0°C at its coldest, 25.5°C at its warmest
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 3.1°C from −10.5°C. August moves least, typically by 0.9°C.
Where Sainte-Marie-Madeleine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Fleury, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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-Marie-Madeleine’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Marie-Madeleine get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 26.0°C.
How cold does Sainte-Marie-Madeleine get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −14.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Sainte-Marie-Madeleine get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,109 mm: 114 mm in August, the wettest month, and 61 mm in February, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 106 days a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Marie-Madeleine itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Fleury, not in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sainte-Marie-Madeleine →
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