More rain and snow fall on Valcourt than on 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm a year
Nights in January average −15.0°C. Seasons differ by 41°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 71% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Valcourt is Richmond, 23 km north-east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Valcourt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Valcourt’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Valcourt feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
170 frost days and 114 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 23 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 1,226 mm a year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. About 145 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Precipitation and snowfall: Granby, 32 km away (Richmond records no complete year of either).
Snowfall: about 262 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 59 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Valcourt
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months.
Living with Valcourt’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Valcourt’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Richmond
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Richmond.
| Distance from the town | 23 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 123 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Granby, 32 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −42.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.4°C |
| Next-nearest location | Granby, 32 km |
How Valcourt 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 Valcourt’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valcourt Richmond | 25.6°C | −15.0°C | 1,226 mm |
| Valcourt 2.6 km · Richmond | 25.6°C about the same | −15.0°C about the same | 1,226 mm |
| Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford 15 km · Granby | 25.6°C about the same | −13.4°C 1.6°C milder | 1,226 mm |
Valcourt weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.7°C | −15.0°C | −10.0°C | 95 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −2.9°C | −14.3°C | −8.6°C | 74 mm | 58 cm |
| March | 2.6°C | −8.3°C | −2.9°C | 88 mm | 48 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | −0.7°C | 5.1°C | 101 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 18.8°C | 6.0°C | 12.4°C | 100 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.3°C | 17.4°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 14.1°C | 19.5°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.7°C | 13.1°C | 18.9°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.4°C | 8.8°C | 14.6°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.9°C | 3.0°C | 8.0°C | 109 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 5.7°C | −2.9°C | 1.6°C | 92 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1.3°C | −9.8°C | −5.7°C | 98 mm | 54 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | 0.4°C | 5.9°C | 1,226 mm | 262 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.3°C; the steadiest month is June
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in February: a low of −42.0°C in 1993 and a high of 17.2°C in 2018.
Where Valcourt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Richmond from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Valcourt’s climate
How warm does Valcourt get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.6°C.
How cold does Valcourt get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −15.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Valcourt get?
Around 1,226 mm a year in all, from 122 mm in July down to 74 mm in February.
Are these figures for Valcourt itself?
No: Valcourt has no normals location, so the figures come from Richmond, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Valcourt →
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