Beauceville is a weather station located 168 m above sea level, 5 km from Saint-Georges. Its records go back to 1916: 99 years of temperature are available up to 2019, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Closed series: the records of this station end in 2019. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 4.9 °C, clearly higher than over 1961–1990 (4.0 °C): a difference of 0.9 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2010 (6.6 °C) and the coldest 1917 (1.2 °C). The last complete year, 2019, ranks 65 out of 99, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2019, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.28 °C per decade. The station ranks 87 out of 240 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1916
The first ten years of the series (1916–1925) average 2.7 °C; the last ten (2010–2019) average 5.2 °C, a difference of +2.5 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 6 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2010 (6.6 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 5.4 °C (2014) and bottoms out at 2.7 °C (1925).
Annual rainfall since 1916
On average 1044 mm of rain falls per year over the 95 documented years. The wettest year, 1990, received 1417 mm; the driest, 1920, only 623 mm, which is 2.3 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (1125 mm per year) is 71 mm (6.7 %) above the 1961–1990 one (1054 mm). Over 1991–2020, July is on average the wettest month (125 mm) and February the driest (60 mm). Between 1996 and 2016, 14 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −12.4 °C | −11.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 70 mm | 76 mm | +6 mm |
| February | −11.0 °C | −10.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 53 mm | 60 mm | +7 mm |
| March | −4.4 °C | −3.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 69 mm | 68 mm | −1 mm |
| April | 3.5 °C | 3.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 66 mm | 89 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 10.8 °C | 11.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 94 mm | 95 mm | +1 mm |
| June | 15.9 °C | 16.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 105 mm | 118 mm | +13 mm |
| July | 18.5 °C | 19.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 108 mm | 125 mm | +17 mm |
| August | 17.4 °C | 18.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 131 mm | 116 mm | −15 mm |
| September | 12.6 °C | 13.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 99 mm | 96 mm | −3 mm |
| October | 6.5 °C | 7.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 87 mm | 104 mm | +17 mm |
| November | −0.3 °C | 0.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 88 mm | 79 mm | −9 mm |
| December | −9.0 °C | −6.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 84 mm | 99 mm | +15 mm |
The largest temperature change is in December (+2.1 °C) and the smallest in April (+0.4 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.9 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in April (+23 mm) and the smallest in August (−15 mm).
Records at Beauceville
- Warmest year: 6.6 °C, in 2010
- Coldest year: 1.2 °C, in 1917
- Driest year: 623 mm, in 1920
- Wettest year: 1417 mm, in 1990
- Warmest month: 22.6 °C, in July 1921
- Coldest month: −19.2 °C, in February 1914
- Wettest month: 268 mm, in August 1990
- Hottest day: 35.0 °C, on 1 August 1975
- Coldest day: −41.7 °C, on 18 February 1967
- Heaviest rain in one day: 102.6 mm, on 13 August 1990
5.4 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 76.7 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2019
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.28 °C per decade between 1961 and 2019, about +1.6 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 240 stations (+0.25 °C per decade), by 0.03 °C per decade: the station ranks 87 out of 240.
Data source and licence
Data source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (dataset “AHCCD (ahccd-monthly) + climate-daily”), licence Open Government Licence – Canada. Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for Beauceville are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 240 stations in Canada: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at Beauceville?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Beauceville is 4.9 °C. It was 4.0 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.9 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Beauceville?
Since records began in 1916, the warmest year at Beauceville is 2010, at 6.6 °C on average. The coldest is 1917 (1.2 °C).
Is the climate at Beauceville getting warmer?
Yes: at Beauceville, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.28 °C per decade between 1961 and 2019, +1.6 °C in total. 6 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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