Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Bas-Caraquet sits near the top of Canadian towns for snow: about 343 cm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −12.7°C. Expect the most rain and snow in October and the least in February. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 72% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 164 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Bas Caraquet station, 0.7 km east.
A year in Bas-Caraquet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Bas-Caraquet’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Bas-Caraquet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 164 frosts and 81 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 9 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 984 mm a year
57th wettest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick. On about 123 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
343 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in February (about 84 cm). The snowiest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Bas-Caraquet
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year.
Living with Bas-Caraquet’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Gardens get from about 17 May to 13 October without frost, around 148 days in all.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 42 days a year.
About 25 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Bas-Caraquet’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Bas Caraquet
Bas Caraquet is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 0.7 km east |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.8°C |
| Average wind | 16.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Miscou Island, 35 km |
How Bas-Caraquet 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Bas-Caraquet’s would only repeat its figures. Bas-Caraquet has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 35 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bas-Caraquet | 23.6°C | −12.7°C | 984 mm |
| New Bandon 35 km · New Carlisle | 22.7°C 0.9°C cooler | −14.2°C 1.5°C colder | 1,095 mm |
Bas-Caraquet weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.2°C | −12.7°C | −9.0°C | 71 mm | 72 cm |
| February | −4.7°C | −13.2°C | −9.0°C | 69 mm | 84 cm |
| March | 0.2°C | −8.2°C | −4.0°C | 74 mm | 61 cm |
| April | 6.1°C | −1.8°C | 2.2°C | 70 mm | 26 cm |
| May | 13.9°C | 4.1°C | 9.0°C | 84 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 19.9°C | 10.0°C | 15.0°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.6°C | 14.3°C | 19.0°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.2°C | 13.9°C | 18.6°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.7°C | 9.8°C | 14.2°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.6°C | 4.2°C | 8.0°C | 110 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.0°C | −1.2°C | 1.9°C | 93 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −7.1°C | −4.1°C | 90 mm | 77 cm |
| Year | 9.3°C | 1.0°C | 5.2°C | 984 mm | 343 cm |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.5°C; the steadiest month is August
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −25.3°C in 2014 and a high of 20.2°C in 2012.
Where Bas-Caraquet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Bas Caraquet, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Bas-Caraquet’s climate
How warm does Bas-Caraquet get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.6°C.
How cold does Bas-Caraquet get in winter?
The coldest nights come in February, averaging −13.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Bas-Caraquet get?
Measured as water, a year brings 984 mm: 110 mm in October, the wettest month, and 69 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Bas-Caraquet itself?
Yes. They were measured in Bas-Caraquet, at ECCC’s own station there.
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