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Climate in Warwick · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Precipitation in Warwick tops that of 84% of Canadian towns: 1,150 mm a year

Sunny July days climb to about 25.1°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 72% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is July; the driest is February. Frost comes on about 169 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.

July afternoons: cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 72% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 84% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Warwick itself; the figures are those of Arthabaska, 8.2 km north.

July high

25.1°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−15.3°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,150 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

220 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

169

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Warwick at a glance

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

Jan−6°C−15°CColdest nights

Feb−4°C−14°C

Mar2°C−8°C

Apr10°C−1°C

May18°C6°C

Jun23°C12°C

Jul25°C14°CWarmestWettest

Aug24°C13°C

Sep20°C9°C

Oct12°C3°C

Nov now5°C−3°C

Dec−2°C−10°CSnowiest

What stands out about Warwick’s climate

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

Snowier than 85% of Canadian townsAbout 220 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December.Wetter than 84% of Canadian townsAbout 1,150 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.Colder than 72% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −15.3°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Warwick feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−4°C / −13°C

233 mm, with 144 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −1°C

255 mm, with 55 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 13°C

356 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

12°C / 3°C

307 mm, with 21 cm of snow

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−4°C−14°C

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10°C−1°C

18°C6°C

23°C12°C

25°C14°C

24°C13°C

20°C9°C

12°C3°C

5°C−3°C

−2°C−10°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

About 169 frosts and 104 warm days a year

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 22 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

169

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 56% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

104

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

1,150 mm of precipitation in a typical year

About 148 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

1,150 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 84% of Canadian towns

930 mm

Of it as rain alone (81%)

131 mm

July, the wettest month

67 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

131 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

131 mm

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Snow

About 220 cm of snow a year

From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 50 cm.

220 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

28 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

50 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

28 cm

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Living here

Living with Warwick’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Warwick’s hazards page looks at those.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Arthabaska

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

Distance from the town	8.2 km north
Station altitude	140 m
Completeness	at least 15 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−39.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	34.5°C
Next-nearest location	Richmond, 37 km

Compared with other towns

How Warwick 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

WarwickMedian Canadian town

18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights−15.3°C

WarwickMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 72% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,150 mm

WarwickMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 84% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year220 cm

WarwickMedian Canadian town

100200300400

Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Warwick’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 18–28 km from Warwick.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Warwick Arthabaska	25.1°C	−15.3°C	1,150 mm
Danville 18 km · Richmond	25.6°C 0.5°C warmer	−15.0°C about the same	1,150 mm
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil 28 km · Drummondville	26.0°C 0.9°C warmer	−14.2°C 1.1°C milder	1,070 mm

Month by month

Warwick 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	−5.8°C	−15.3°C	−10.8°C	76 mm	48 cm
February	−4.2°C	−13.8°C	−8.9°C	67 mm	47 cm
March	1.5°C	−8.2°C	−3.5°C	73 mm	39 cm
April	9.8°C	−0.5°C	4.8°C	84 mm	14 cm
May	18.1°C	6.4°C	12.2°C	97 mm	2 cm
June	22.9°C	11.5°C	17.2°C	117 mm	0 cm
July	25.1°C	14.3°C	19.4°C	131 mm	0 cm
August	24.2°C	13.2°C	18.6°C	108 mm	0 cm
September	19.7°C	9.0°C	14.5°C	109 mm	0 cm
October	12.2°C	3.3°C	7.8°C	115 mm	3 cm
November	5.0°C	−2.9°C	1.2°C	82 mm	19 cm
December	−2.1°C	−10.0°C	−6.1°C	90 mm	50 cm
Year	10.5°C	0.6°C	5.5°C	1,150 mm	220 cm

Year to year

January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.3°C; June the least

Over 1991–2020, January saw both −39.0°C (2004) and 16.0°C (1996), the widest span of any month.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Warwick’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Arthabaska, 1991–2020.
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, 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 Warwick’s climate

How warm does Warwick get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 25.1°C.

How cold does Warwick get in winter?

Overnight lows average −15.3°C in January, the coldest month.

How much rain and snow does Warwick get?

About 1,150 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. July is the wettest month (131 mm) and February the driest (67 mm).

Are these figures for Warwick itself?

They are the closest available: the normals for Arthabaska, since Warwick has none.

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

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).