Few Canadian towns get more snow than Bathurst: about 337 cm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.1°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 82% of Canadian towns. Expect the most rain and snow in October and the least in February. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Bathurst location, 6.3 km west.
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
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 181 frosts and 96 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 22 nights a year the air falls below −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 1,118 mm a year
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
Snowfall: about 337 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 71 cm in January, the snowiest month. 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.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. That means homes here need more heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Bathurst’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Frost usually lets go around 20 May and returns near 26 September, about 127 days apart.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Bathurst’s hazards page does.
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 | 6.3 km 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 | New Carlisle, 54 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Bathurst’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 30–45 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 |
| New Bandon 30 km · New Carlisle | 22.7°C 2.4°C cooler | −14.2°C 1.8°C milder | 1,095 mm |
| Belledune 39 km · Charlo | 23.8°C 1.3°C cooler | −16.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Paquetville 39 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 |
A March here can run from −33.5°C to 24.5°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±2.5°C around −9.5°C), August the one that wanders least (±0.9°C).
Where Bathurst’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Bathurst, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 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?
A typical January night falls to −16.0°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Bathurst get?
Count on roughly 1,118 mm a year, heaviest in October (120 mm) and lightest in February (72 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 143 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Bathurst itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Bathurst, just outside Bathurst’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Bathurst →
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