Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNo extremes in Bright: its weather tracks the middle of Canadian towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 25.9°C, a January night drops to −14.6°C, and 1,022 mm of rain and snow falls in a year. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 70% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 41°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. About 108 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
No ECCC station in Bright has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Fredericton (Airport), 37 km south-east, instead.
A year in Bright at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Bright’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Bright feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 172 days, 20°C on 108
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 17 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
About 1,022 mm of rain and snow a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
241 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 64 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Bright
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year.
Living with Bright’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Frost usually lets go around 14 May and returns near 27 September, about 135 days apart.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Expect around 41 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
About 37 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
A typical year is calm by definition; Bright’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fredericton (Airport)
ECCC builds the Fredericton (Airport) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 37 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 21 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.4°C |
| Average wind | 12.2 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Woodstock/Newbridge, 49 km |
How Bright compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in New Brunswick.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Bright’s own would show the same figures). Bright has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 23 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Fredericton (Airport) | 25.9°C | −14.6°C | 1,022 mm |
| Nackawic 23 km · Woodstock/Newbridge | 25.3°C 0.6°C cooler | −15.3°C 0.7°C colder | 1,161 mm |
Bright weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.8°C | −14.6°C | −9.2°C | 86 mm | 64 cm |
| February | −2.3°C | −13.9°C | −8.1°C | 63 mm | 49 cm |
| March | 3.3°C | −7.8°C | −2.1°C | 88 mm | 46 cm |
| April | 10.2°C | −1.1°C | 4.6°C | 77 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 17.6°C | 4.7°C | 11.2°C | 79 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22.8°C | 9.9°C | 16.4°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.4°C | 19.7°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.3°C | 12.3°C | 18.9°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.7°C | 7.6°C | 14.2°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.5°C | 1.9°C | 7.7°C | 106 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.3°C | −2.9°C | 1.7°C | 97 mm | 13 cm |
| December | −0.3°C | −9.6°C | −5.0°C | 93 mm | 52 cm |
| Year | 11.6°C | 0.0°C | 5.8°C | 1,022 mm | 241 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.5°C; the steadiest month is August
March has the widest record range, −27.4°C in 2014 to 27.2°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Bright’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Fredericton (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of 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: 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 Bright’s climate
How warm does Bright get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 25.9°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Bright get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −14.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Bright get?
October is the wettest month at 106 mm and February the driest at 63 mm, for 1,022 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 109 days a year.
Are these figures for Bright itself?
No: Bright has no normals location, so the figures come from Fredericton (Airport), the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Bright →
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).