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Climate in Saints-Anges · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Precipitation in Saints-Anges tops that of 89% of Canadian towns: 1,182 mm a year

Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.1°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 78% of Canadian towns. About 158 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.

July afternoons: cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 78% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 89% of Canadian towns

The nearest ECCC normals location to Saints-Anges is Scott, 20 km north-west, and every figure on this page is its.

July high

25.1°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−16.5°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,182 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

287 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

181

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

130

18 May to 27 Sep

A year in Saints-Anges at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−7°C−17°CColdest nights

Feb−5°C−16°C

Mar1°C−9°C

Apr9°C−2°C

May18°C5°CLast frost ~18 May

Jun23°C11°C

Jul25°C14°CWarmestWettest

Aug24°C13°C

Sep20°C8°CFirst frost ~27 Sep

Oct12°C2°C

Nov now4°C−3°C

Dec−3°C−11°CSnowiest

What stands out about Saints-Anges’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.

Snowier than 92% of Canadian townsAbout 287 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December.Wetter than 89% of Canadian townsAbout 1,182 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.A wider year than 78% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 41.6°C.

A normal year

What a year in Saints-Anges feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

−5°C / −14°C

266 mm, with 201 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −2°C

269 mm, with 62 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 13°C

358 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

12°C / 2°C

289 mm, with 23 cm of snow

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−7°C−17°C

−5°C−16°C

1°C−9°C

9°C−2°C

18°C5°C

23°C11°C

25°C14°C

24°C13°C

20°C8°C

12°C2°C

4°C−3°C

−3°C−11°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 181 days, 20°C on 100

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 27 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

130 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

18 May 27 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

181

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 72% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

100

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 1,182 mm a year

1,182 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 89% of Canadian towns

890 mm

Of it as rain alone (75%)

126 mm

July, the wettest month

75 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

126 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

126 mm

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Snow

287 cm of snow in a typical year

From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 75 cm.

287 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 92% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

29 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

75 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

29 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Saints-Anges

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,974 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,816 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 63% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Saints-Anges’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

Seedlings can go out once the average last frost, around 18 May, has passed; autumn’s first, near 27 September, ends a season of about 130 days.

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Saints-Anges’s hazards page covers the risks.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Scott

The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Scott, one of its 450 normals locations.

Distance from the town	20 km north-west
Station altitude	145 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−42.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	34.5°C
Next-nearest location	St Georges, 31 km

Compared with other towns

How Saints-Anges compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.

July afternoons25.1°C

Saints-AngesMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights−16.5°C

Saints-AngesMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 78% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,182 mm

Saints-AngesMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 89% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year287 cm

Saints-AngesMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 92% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Saints-Anges whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Saints-Anges with figures are 10–26 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Saints-Anges Scott	25.1°C	−16.5°C	1,182 mm
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce 9.6 km · St Georges	25.3°C about the same	−16.7°C about the same	1,054 mm
Saint-Léon-de-Standon 17 km · St Camille	23.5°C 1.6°C cooler	−17.5°C 1.0°C colder	1,284 mm

Month by month

Saints-Anges 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	−6.6°C	−16.5°C	−11.9°C	86 mm	63 cm
February	−4.6°C	−15.5°C	−10.0°C	75 mm	64 cm
March	1.1°C	−9.4°C	−4.3°C	77 mm	49 cm
April	9.0°C	−1.6°C	3.9°C	93 mm	13 cm
May	17.7°C	5.3°C	11.4°C	98 mm	1 cm
June	22.8°C	10.8°C	16.8°C	121 mm	0 cm
July	25.1°C	14.1°C	19.4°C	126 mm	0 cm
August	24.1°C	13.0°C	18.5°C	111 mm	0 cm
September	19.6°C	8.4°C	13.8°C	99 mm	0 cm
October	11.7°C	2.4°C	7.1°C	109 mm	4 cm
November	4.3°C	−3.4°C	0.6°C	81 mm	19 cm
December	−2.9°C	−11.1°C	−7.2°C	106 mm	75 cm
Year	10.1°C	−0.3°C	4.8°C	1,182 mm	287 cm

Year to year

Two years in three, January’s average lands within 3.1°C of normal, against the steadier August

January has the widest record range, −42.0°C in 1994 to 15.0°C in 1995; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Saints-Anges’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Scott, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Saints-Anges’s climate

How warm does Saints-Anges get in summer?

Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.1°C.

How cold does Saints-Anges get in winter?

The coldest nights come in January, averaging −16.5°C.

How much rain and snow does Saints-Anges get?

Around 1,182 mm a year in all, from 126 mm in July down to 75 mm in February.

Are these figures for Saints-Anges itself?

No, the station behind them is Scott, beyond Saints-Anges’s boundary.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saints-Anges →

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).