Hardly any Canadian towns see more snow than Allardville, with about 337 cm a year
In January the night’s low is typically −16.0°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 82% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 41°C across the year, low to high. Garden chairs stay out from June to August, the months with highs of 22–25°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Allardville is Bathurst, 32 km north-west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Allardville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Allardville’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Allardville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 181 days, 20°C on 96
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 22 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,118 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in October, the least in February. About 125 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 337 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 71 cm). 5th snowiest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Allardville
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. By this count, homes here need more heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Allardville’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
A normal year gives the garden about 127 frost-free days, roughly 20 May to 26 September.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Allardville’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Bathurst
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Bathurst are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 32 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 59 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.4°C |
| Next-nearest location | Miramichi, 48 km |
How Allardville compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in New Brunswick.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Allardville whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 28–34 km from Allardville.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allardville Bathurst | 25.1°C | −16.0°C | 1,118 mm |
| Saint-Isidore 28 km · Bas Caraquet | 23.6°C 1.5°C cooler | −12.7°C 3.3°C milder | 984 mm |
| Alnwick 31 km · Miramichi | 25.5°C about the same | −15.3°C 0.7°C milder | 1,083 mm |
Allardville weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.2°C | −16.0°C | −10.6°C | 82 mm | 71 cm |
| February | −3.7°C | −15.1°C | −9.5°C | 72 mm | 69 cm |
| March | 1.6°C | −9.3°C | −3.8°C | 87 mm | 68 cm |
| April | 8.2°C | −2.0°C | 3.1°C | 78 mm | 30 cm |
| May | 15.8°C | 3.5°C | 9.7°C | 108 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.8°C | 9.2°C | 15.5°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.1°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.4°C | 12.2°C | 18.3°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.7°C | 7.3°C | 13.5°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.0°C | 1.8°C | 6.9°C | 120 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 4.8°C | −3.6°C | 0.6°C | 97 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1.5°C | −10.6°C | −6.1°C | 100 mm | 68 cm |
| Year | 10.2°C | −0.8°C | 4.7°C | 1,118 mm | 337 cm |
From −33.5°C to 24.5°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 2.5°C around its normal of −9.5°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 0.9°C.
Where Allardville’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Bathurst, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Allardville’s climate
How warm does Allardville get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.1°C.
How cold does Allardville get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −16.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Allardville get?
October is the wettest month at 120 mm and February the driest at 72 mm, for 1,118 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 143 days a year.
Are these figures for Allardville itself?
They describe Bathurst, the nearest normals location, rather than Allardville itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Allardville →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).