More rain and snow fall on Sainte-Thècle than on 84% of Canadian towns: 1,138 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −16.9°C. Temperatures cover 42°C across the year, low to high. In January, nights here are colder than in 81% of Canadian towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to September brings highs of 20–26°C.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Sainte-Thècle come from Fortierville, 51 km south-east, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Sainte-Thècle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sainte-Thècle’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Sainte-Thècle feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 175 days, 20°C on 107
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 29 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,138 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. About 141 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
253 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to April snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 59 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Sainte-Thècle
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. That means homes here need more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.
Living with Sainte-Thècle’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Sainte-Thècle’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fortierville
Fortierville is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 51 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 53 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Trois-Rivières, 52 km |
How Sainte-Thècle 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
Places around Sainte-Thècle whose figures come from another normals location. No closer place has figures: this one lies 11 km from Sainte-Thècle.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Thècle Fortierville | 25.5°C | −16.9°C | 1,138 mm |
| Saint-Tite 11 km · Trois-Rivières | 25.1°C about the same | −14.1°C 2.8°C milder | 1,101 mm |
Sainte-Thècle 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 | −6.9°C | −16.9°C | −12.0°C | 81 mm | 56 cm |
| February | −4.9°C | −15.9°C | −10.5°C | 69 mm | 55 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −9.0°C | −4.0°C | 79 mm | 47 cm |
| April | 9.5°C | −1.0°C | 4.4°C | 94 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 18.4°C | 5.8°C | 12.1°C | 92 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 11.1°C | 17.2°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.5°C | 14.0°C | 19.6°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.5°C | 12.9°C | 18.6°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.0°C | 8.3°C | 14.2°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.1°C | 2.5°C | 7.4°C | 105 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 4.6°C | −3.2°C | 0.9°C | 82 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −2.9°C | −10.9°C | −6.9°C | 100 mm | 59 cm |
| Year | 10.4°C | −0.2°C | 5.1°C | 1,138 mm | 253 cm |
From −32.0°C to 23.5°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 3.2°C around its normal of −12.0°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where Sainte-Thècle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Fortierville, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Sainte-Thècle’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Thècle get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.5°C.
How cold does Sainte-Thècle get in winter?
Expect nights around −16.9°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Sainte-Thècle get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,138 mm: 133 mm in July, the wettest month, and 69 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 134 days a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Thècle itself?
No: they come from Fortierville, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Sainte-Thècle.
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