Geography
Longueuil occupies 115.59 square kilometres (44.6 sq mi) of land. The city is bordered by the cities of Saint-Lambert and Brossard to the west, Boucherville to the east, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville to the south and the Saint Lawrence River and Montreal to the north. The city of Longueuil is located approximately 7 kilometres (5 mi) south of Montreal on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Longueuil is located in the Saint Lawrence River valley, and is a vast plain. Areas near the river were originally swamp land with mixed forest, and later prime agricultural land. Agricultural land still exists in the portions of the city furthest from the river.
The city of Longueuil also includes Île Charron, a small island in the Saint Lawrence River, and part of the Boucherville Islands.
Like Montreal, Longueuil is classified as humid continental or hemiboreal (Köppen climate classification Dfb). Longueuil has long winters, lasting from November to March, short springs during April and May, average summers, lasting from June to August, and short autumns during September and October.
| Climate data for MONTREAL/ST-HUBERT A | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
2.2 (36.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
11.06 (51.90) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−3 (26.6) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
0.53 (32.95) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.1 (−33.0) |
−37.2 (−35.0) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−15 (5.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−37.2 (−35.0) |
−37.2 (−35.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 79.8 (3.142) |
65.4 (2.575) |
75.5 (2.972) |
86.0 (3.386) |
82.2 (3.236) |
86.0 (3.386) |
98.1 (3.862) |
90.6 (3.567) |
98.0 (3.858) |
88.5 (3.484) |
103.0 (4.055) |
93.2 (3.669) |
1,046.3 (41.193) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 53 (20.9) |
43.2 (17.01) |
33.9 (13.35) |
13.6 (5.35) |
0.4 (0.16) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.3 (0.51) |
22.6 (8.9) |
52.6 (20.71) |
220.6 (86.9) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.2) | 17.7 | 14 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 167.8 |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
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