Yamachiche has colder winter nights than 77% of Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.7°C. Expect the most rain and snow in July and the least in February. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 63% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 128 days a year with 1 mm or more.
No ECCC station in Yamachiche has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Nicolet, 19 km south-east, instead.
A year in Yamachiche at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Yamachiche’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Yamachiche feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
948 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 213 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in December (about 56 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Yamachiche’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 43 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Expect around 45 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Yamachiche’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Nicolet
ECCC builds the Nicolet normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 19 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 30 m |
| Completeness | at least 15 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Average wind | 11.1 km/h on average, most often from the north-east |
| Next-nearest location | Trois-Rivières, 26 km |
How Yamachiche 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Yamachiche’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamachiche Nicolet | 25.7°C | −16.4°C | 948 mm |
| Louiseville 8.9 km · Nicolet | 25.7°C about the same | −16.4°C about the same | 948 mm |
| Saint-Barnabé 10 km · Trois-Rivières | 25.1°C 0.6°C cooler | −14.1°C 2.3°C milder | 1,101 mm |
Yamachiche 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 | −6.7°C | −16.4°C | −11.6°C | 70 mm | 49 cm |
| February | −4.8°C | −15.3°C | −10.0°C | 49 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 1.1°C | −8.6°C | −3.7°C | 52 mm | 34 cm |
| April | 9.9°C | −0.2°C | 4.9°C | 82 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 18.9°C | 7.0°C | 12.9°C | 75 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.3°C | 18.0°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.7°C | 14.7°C | 20.2°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.7°C | 13.7°C | 19.2°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 9.2°C | 14.7°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.6°C | 3.5°C | 8.1°C | 90 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4.9°C | −2.5°C | 1.2°C | 75 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −2.5°C | −10.3°C | −6.5°C | 76 mm | 56 cm |
| Year | 10.6°C | 0.6°C | 5.6°C | 948 mm | 213 cm |
March: −32.0°C at its coldest, 24.5°C at its warmest
Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 3.3°C around −11.6°C) and June least (0.8°C).
Where Yamachiche’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Nicolet from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Yamachiche’s climate
How warm does Yamachiche get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 25.7°C.
How cold does Yamachiche get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −16.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Yamachiche get?
Some 948 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in July (103 mm), the least in February (49 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 120 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Yamachiche itself?
They are the closest available: the normals for Nicolet, since Yamachiche has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Yamachiche →
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).