Lévis climate — normals and trends
Lévis (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 1,194 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lévis averages 164 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Lévis has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 174 to 154 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 1 August 1975) and the coldest -34.8 °C (on 16 January 2009).
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
LévisQuebec
- coords
- 46.80°, -71.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
9.5°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,194mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
30.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
164 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
205.5 cm
Average feels-like high
6.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
35.1 °C
1 August 1975
Coldest day
-34.8 °C
16 January 2009
Wettest day
79 mm
29 August 1949
Windiest day
47.2 km/h
1 November 2019
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
27 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
2 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-40.5 °C
4 January 1981
Snowiest day
27.4 cm
22 March 1972
Sunniest day
15.5 h
26 June 1951
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 | -6.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | -6.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 87 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 3.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 99 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 10.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 96 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 124 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 172 mm | +54 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 204 mm | +85 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 76 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 51 mm | -57 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 98 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 2.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 106 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | -5.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 83 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lévis?
Lévis has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 1,194 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lévis?
The hottest day measured in Lévis between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1975, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lévis?
The coldest day measured in Lévis between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2009, at -34.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lévis?
Yes. Lévis gets on average 205.5 cm of snow per year and has around 164 frost days.
Has the climate of Lévis warmed?
Yes: Lévis warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lévis?
The wettest day measured in Lévis between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1949, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lévis?
The windiest day measured in Lévis between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2019, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lévis?
The warmest month in Lévis is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lévis?
Lévis receives on average 1,194 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lévis?
Lévis gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lévis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lévis between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1972, with 27.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lévis?
Yes: Lévis has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lévis?
In Lévis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 2 August 1975, and the lowest was -40.5 °C on 4 January 1981.
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