Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBathurst is among the snowiest of Canadian towns: about 337 cm a year
January mornings start at about −16.0°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 82% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 41°C. Expect about 181 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Bathurst (1.6 km north-east).
A year in Bathurst at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Bathurst’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Bathurst feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,118 mm a year
October brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. Some 125 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 337 cm of snow a year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 71 cm. 5th snowiest of 60 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 Bathurst
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. A house here needs more heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Bathurst’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
A normal year gives the garden about 127 frost-free days, roughly 20 May to 26 September.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Bathurst’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Bathurst
Bathurst is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 1.6 km north-east |
| 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 | Upsalquitch Lake, 52 km |
How Bathurst compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in New Brunswick.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Bathurst whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 36–47 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Bathurst.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | 25.1°C | −16.0°C | 1,118 mm |
| Belledune 36 km · Charlo | 23.8°C 1.3°C cooler | −16.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| New Bandon 37 km · New Carlisle | 22.7°C 2.4°C cooler | −14.2°C 1.8°C milder | 1,095 mm |
| Paquetville 47 km · Bas Caraquet | 23.6°C 1.5°C cooler | −12.7°C 3.3°C milder | 984 mm |
Bathurst 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 2.5°C; the steadiest, August
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −33.5°C (2014) and 24.5°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Bathurst’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Bathurst: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 Bathurst’s climate
How warm does Bathurst get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.1°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Bathurst get in winter?
Overnight lows average −16.0°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Bathurst get?
A normal year brings 1,118 mm, snow included as water: October is wettest at 120 mm, February driest at 72 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 143 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Bathurst itself?
Yes. They were measured in Bathurst, at ECCC’s own station there.
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