climigo

Nova Scotia

When to go?

The best months are June–September. Avoid December–March (freezing).

Climate zones

Prince Edward IslandNew BrunswickQuebecNewfoundland and LabradorSydneySydneySydneyLunenburgLunenburgLunenburgDartmouthDartmouthDartmouthAntigonishAntigonishAntigonishTruroTruroTruroCape Breton IslandCape Breton IslandCape Breton Island

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 0°−9° snow likely
February 0°−9° snow likely
March 3°−6° snow likely
April 9°−1°
May 15°4°
June 20°9°
July 24°13°
August 24°13°
September 20°10°
October 14°5°
November 8°0°
December 3°−5° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−9.0 · −0.2 °CJanuary: −9.0 · −0.2 °C−9.4 · −0.1 °CFebruary: −9.4 · −0.1 °C−5.9 · 3.4 °CMarch: −5.9 · 3.4 °C−0.7 · 8.8 °CApril: −0.7 · 8.8 °C4.4 · 15.1 °CMay: 4.4 · 15.1 °C9.4 · 20.2 °CJune: 9.4 · 20.2 °C13.4 · 24.1 °CJuly: 13.4 · 24.1 °C13.0 · 23.8 °CAugust: 13.0 · 23.8 °C9.7 · 20.2 °CSeptember: 9.7 · 20.2 °C4.8 · 14.0 °COctober: 4.8 · 14.0 °C−0.1 · 8.1 °CNovember: −0.1 · 8.1 °C−4.9 · 3.0 °CDecember: −4.9 · 3.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −9.0 – −0.2 °C
Feb −9.4 – −0.1 °C
Mar −5.9 – 3.4 °C
Apr −0.7 – 8.8 °C
May 4.4 – 15.1 °C
Jun 9.4 – 20.2 °C
Jul 13.4 – 24.1 °C
Aug 13.0 – 23.8 °C
Sep 9.7 – 20.2 °C
Oct 4.8 – 14.0 °C
Nov −0.1 – 8.1 °C
Dec −4.9 – 3.0 °C

How much it rains

January 124 mm12 d
February 109 mm9 d
March 109 mm10 d
April 107 mm10 d
May 90 mm9 d
June 104 mm9 d
July 92 mm8 d
August 93 mm8 d
September 105 mm7 d
October 129 mm10 d
November 140 mm11 d
December 147 mm12 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec124 mm · 12 rain days · 10 mm a dayJanuary: 124 mm · 12 rain days · 10 mm a day109 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayFebruary: 109 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day109 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a dayMarch: 109 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a day107 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a dayApril: 107 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a day90 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a dayMay: 90 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a day104 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayJune: 104 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day92 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 92 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day93 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayAugust: 93 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day105 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a daySeptember: 105 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a day129 mm · 10 rain days · 13 mm a dayOctober: 129 mm · 10 rain days · 13 mm a day140 mm · 11 rain days · 13 mm a dayNovember: 140 mm · 11 rain days · 13 mm a day147 mm · 12 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 147 mm · 12 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 124 mm12 d
Feb 109 mm9 d
Mar 109 mm10 d
Apr 107 mm10 d
May 90 mm9 d
Jun 104 mm9 d
Jul 92 mm8 d
Aug 93 mm8 d
Sep 105 mm7 d
Oct 129 mm10 d
Nov 140 mm11 d
Dec 147 mm12 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 09
February 10 h 26
March 11 h 52
April 13 h 29
May 14 h 51
June 15 h 35
July 15 h 16
August 14 h 06
September 12 h 34
October 11 h 01
November 9 h 35
December 8 h 48

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 18 cm
February 29 cm
March 23 cm
April 10 cm
May 1 cm
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 7 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

02550 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec18 cmJanuary: 18 cm29 cmFebruary: 29 cm23 cmMarch: 23 cm10 cmApril: 10 cm1 cmMay: 1 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm7 cmDecember: 7 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 18 cm
Feb 29 cm
Mar 23 cm
Apr 10 cm
May 1 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 7 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

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