Laval climate
Laval is warmest in July, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -14 °C. October is the wettest month (107 mm) and February the driest (61 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Laval averages 1,047 mm of rain, 50 days above 25 °C and 142 days below freezing.
Canada · population 438,366 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 26 °C
- Coldest month January -14 °C
- Driest month February 61 mm
- Wettest month October 107 mm
- Least cloud August 54 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 35 °C
- Coldest on record January -34 °C
What to expectLaval through the year
Laval has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -5.0 °C in January to 26 °C in July, a swing of 31 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 50 days a year reach 25 °C, 6 of them reach 30 °C, 142 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 61 mm in February to 107 mm in October. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -5.0 °C | 73 mm | 68 % |
| February | -3.1 °C | 61 mm | 65 % |
| March | 2.7 °C | 72 mm | 64 % |
| April | 10.9 °C | 101 mm | 64 % |
| May | 18.7 °C | 92 mm | 62 % |
| June | 23.5 °C | 100 mm | 61 % |
| July | 25.8 °C | 87 mm | 55 % |
| August | 24.7 °C | 91 mm | 54 % |
| September | 20.6 °C | 90 mm | 55 % |
| October | 13.0 °C | 107 mm | 63 % |
| November | 5.7 °C | 86 mm | 70 % |
| December | -1.2 °C | 85 mm | 72 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -5.0 °C | -13.9 °C | -9.8 °C | 11.6 °C | -34.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| February | -3.1 °C | -12.5 °C | -8.2 °C | 14.1 °C | -32.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| March | 2.7 °C | -6.6 °C | -2.4 °C | 24.3 °C | -27.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| April | 10.9 °C | 0.8 °C | 5.4 °C | 27.1 °C | -14.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| May | 18.7 °C | 8.3 °C | 13.2 °C | 34.1 °C | -2.2 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 23.5 °C | 14.2 °C | 18.7 °C | 34.1 °C | 3.3 °C | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| July | 25.8 °C | 17.1 °C | 21.3 °C | 34.6 °C | 9.1 °C | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| August | 24.7 °C | 16.4 °C | 20.3 °C | 34.1 °C | 8.8 °C | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 20.6 °C | 12.4 °C | 16.2 °C | 32.1 °C | 0.5 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 13.0 °C | 6.0 °C | 9.1 °C | 25.9 °C | -4.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| November | 5.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 2.2 °C | 20.1 °C | -19.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| December | -1.2 °C | -8.5 °C | -5.1 °C | 14.8 °C | -32.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73 mm | 10 | 9.1 h/day | 68 % | 75 % | 20 km/h |
| February | 61 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 65 % | 73 % | 20 km/h |
| March | 72 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 64 % | 70 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 101 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 64 % | 65 % | 19 km/h |
| May | 92 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 62 % | 65 % | 18 km/h |
| June | 100 mm | 12 | 16 h/day | 61 % | 69 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 87 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 55 % | 71 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 91 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 54 % | 73 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 90 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 55 % | 73 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 107 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 63 % | 74 % | 19 km/h |
| November | 86 mm | 11 | 9.5 h/day | 70 % | 75 % | 20 km/h |
| December | 85 mm | 12 | 8.7 h/day | 72 % | 76 % | 20 km/h |
Where Laval ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in North America in February | 10thof 50 | -3.1 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in January | 10thof 50 | -5.0 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in March | 11thof 50 | 2.7 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in December | 12thof 50 | -1.2 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in November | 12thof 50 | 5.7 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in October | 13thof 50 | 13 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Laval’s climate
When is the best time to visit Laval?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Laval get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 6 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -14 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 142 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Laval?
October, averaging 107 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is February with 61 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,047 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Laval rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.