More rain and snow fall on Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est than on 89% of Canadian towns: 1,203 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.1°C on average. Expect the most rain and snow in October and the least in August. About 129 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
These are not Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Moncton, 29 km south-west.
A year in Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 170 days, 20°C on 98
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 12 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,203 mm of precipitation in a typical year
9th wettest of 60 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 310 cm in a normal year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 74 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year.
Living with Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Gardens get from about 19 May to 2 October without frost, around 135 days in all.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 43 days in a normal year.
About 34 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Moncton
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Moncton are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 29 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 71 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 16.7 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Bouctouche, 41 km |
How Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 21–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est Moncton | 25.1°C | −13.3°C | 1,203 mm |
| Dundas 21 km · Bouctouche | 25.1°C about the same | −13.2°C about the same | 1,002 mm |
| Westmorland 29 km · Nappan | 24.3°C 0.8°C cooler | −11.7°C 1.6°C milder | 1,161 mm |
Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est 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 | −3.5°C | −13.3°C | −8.4°C | 102 mm | 74 cm |
| February | −2.5°C | −12.7°C | −7.6°C | 88 mm | 65 cm |
| March | 2.2°C | −7.4°C | −2.6°C | 111 mm | 60 cm |
| April | 8.6°C | −1.5°C | 3.6°C | 94 mm | 29 cm |
| May | 16.1°C | 3.9°C | 10.0°C | 98 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.3°C | 9.2°C | 15.3°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 13.4°C | 19.3°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.7°C | 12.7°C | 18.7°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.2°C | 8.1°C | 14.2°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.2°C | 2.9°C | 8.1°C | 124 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 6.3°C | −2.2°C | 2.1°C | 109 mm | 19 cm |
| December | 0.0°C | −8.7°C | −4.4°C | 115 mm | 59 cm |
| Year | 11.0°C | 0.4°C | 5.7°C | 1,203 mm | 310 cm |
March has run from −24.5°C to 26.1°C in thirty years
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 2.5°C around its normal of −8.4°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Moncton, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC 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 Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est’s climate
How warm does Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.1°C.
How cold does Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −13.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est get?
The year adds up to 1,203 mm. October is the peak month (124 mm) and August the low one (77 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 120 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est itself?
Not exactly. Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est lacks a normals station, so Moncton supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est →
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