Amos climate — normals and trends
Amos (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.7 °C and it receives 901 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Amos averages 194 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Amos has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 11 July 2005) and the coldest -43.4 °C (on 2 January 2014).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AmosQuebec
- coords
- 48.57°, -78.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.7°C
Average daily high
6.6°C
Average daily low
-3.3°C
Annual rainfall
901mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
33.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
194 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
187.5 cm
Average feels-like high
3.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.4 °C
11 July 2005
Coldest day
-43.4 °C
2 January 2014
Wettest day
82 mm
21 August 1951
Windiest day
42.4 km/h
13 November 1992
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
4 October 2002
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
31 July 1975
Coldest feels-like
-49.1 °C
2 January 2014
Snowiest day
26.0 cm
25 February 1965
Sunniest day
15.7 h
25 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -11.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 54 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -10.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 55 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | -1.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 113 mm | +57 mm |
| Apr | 5.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 94 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 51 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 117 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 159 mm | +60 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 64 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 50 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 51 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | -0.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 98 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | -8.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 100 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Amos?
Amos has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.7 °C and it receives 901 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Amos?
The hottest day measured in Amos between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2005, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Amos?
The coldest day measured in Amos between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2014, at -43.4 °C.
Does it snow in Amos?
Yes. Amos gets on average 187.5 cm of snow per year and has around 194 frost days.
Has the climate of Amos warmed?
Yes: Amos warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Amos?
The wettest day measured in Amos between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1951, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Amos?
The windiest day measured in Amos between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 42.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Amos?
The warmest month in Amos is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Amos?
Amos receives on average 901 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Amos?
Amos gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Amos?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Amos between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1965, with 26.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Amos?
Yes: Amos has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Amos?
In Amos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 31 July 1975, and the lowest was -49.1 °C on 2 January 2014.
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