Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0Wet weather: 1,226 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Shefford, more than on 91% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.6°C. A year here swings 39°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 19–26°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Shefford itself; the figures are those of Granby, 8.0 km west.
A year in Shefford at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Shefford’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Shefford feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 154 frosts and 111 warm days a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 14 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,226 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in July, the least in February. Some 145 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 262 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 59 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Shefford
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up.
Living with Shefford’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 154 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 6 May to a first of 8 October.
For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Shefford’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Granby
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Granby, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 8.0 km west |
| Station altitude | 175 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Sutton, 33 km |
How Shefford 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 Shefford whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 16–28 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Shefford.
Shefford 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 | −4.6°C | −13.4°C | −9.1°C | 95 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −3.2°C | −11.9°C | −7.4°C | 74 mm | 58 cm |
| March | 2.2°C | −6.4°C | −2.2°C | 88 mm | 48 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | 0.9°C | 5.9°C | 101 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 18.7°C | 8.0°C | 13.1°C | 100 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 15.7°C | 20.4°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.6°C | 14.8°C | 19.5°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 10.6°C | 15.4°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 4.6°C | 8.6°C | 109 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | −1.5°C | 2.2°C | 92 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −8.4°C | −4.9°C | 98 mm | 54 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 1,226 mm | 262 cm |
A March here can run from −27.5°C to 25.0°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.4°C of its normal of −9.1°C; August keeps to within 1.0°C.
Where Shefford’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Granby, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Shefford’s climate
How warm does Shefford get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.6°C on a typical day.
How cold does Shefford get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −13.4°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Shefford get?
1,226 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (122 mm); the driest, February (74 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 113 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Shefford itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Granby; Shefford has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Shefford →
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).