Wet weather: 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sainte-Sophie, more than on 88% of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 26.5°C. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 67% of Canadian towns. Of all months, October brings the most precipitation and February the least. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 21–27°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Sainte-Sophie is Lachute, 36 km south-west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Sainte-Sophie at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sainte-Sophie’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Sainte-Sophie feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
159 frost days and 115 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 19 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 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year
About 143 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 218 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 56 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Sainte-Sophie
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year.
Living with Sainte-Sophie’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Count on about 143 frost-free days: the last frost averages 12 May, the first 3 October.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Sainte-Sophie’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Lachute
Lachute is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 36 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 91 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −36.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | L'Assomption, 40 km |
How Sainte-Sophie 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-Sophie’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Sophie Lachute | 26.5°C | −14.7°C | 1,178 mm |
| Saint-Jérôme 7.2 km · Lachute | 26.5°C about the same | −14.7°C about the same | 1,178 mm |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines 12 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C about the same | −16.0°C 1.3°C colder | 1,041 mm |
Sainte-Sophie 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 | −5.5°C | −14.7°C | −10.2°C | 97 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −3.6°C | −13.6°C | −8.3°C | 72 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 2.4°C | −7.2°C | −2.5°C | 74 mm | 34 cm |
| April | 11.0°C | 0.5°C | 5.9°C | 100 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.4°C | 7.4°C | 13.3°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.1°C | 12.6°C | 18.4°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.5°C | 15.1°C | 20.5°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.4°C | 14.3°C | 19.8°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.8°C | 9.9°C | 15.4°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 3.7°C | 8.4°C | 120 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.2°C | −2.3°C | 1.6°C | 93 mm | 17 cm |
| December | −1.9°C | −9.5°C | −6.0°C | 94 mm | 53 cm |
| Year | 11.4°C | 1.4°C | 6.4°C | 1,178 mm | 218 cm |
From −30.5°C to 26.5°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 3.2°C from −10.2°C. August moves least, typically by 1.0°C.
Where Sainte-Sophie’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Lachute, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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-Sophie’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Sophie get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C.
How cold does Sainte-Sophie get in winter?
Overnight lows average −14.7°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Sainte-Sophie get?
Some 1,178 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in October (120 mm), the least in February (72 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 128 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Sainte-Sophie itself?
No: Sainte-Sophie has no normals location, so the figures come from Lachute, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sainte-Sophie →
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).