Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe climate in Burton sits close to 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. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 70% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 41°C across the year, low to high. About 108 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Burton has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Fredericton (Airport), 10 km north-west.
A year in Burton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Burton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Burton feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 172 frosts and 108 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 17 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
1,022 mm of precipitation in a typical 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 Burton
90% 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 Burton’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 14 May until frost returns near 27 September: about 135 days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Expect around 41 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
On some 37 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Burton’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fredericton (Airport)
Fredericton (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-west |
| 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 | Saint John, 69 km |
How Burton 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Burton’s would only repeat its figures. The one place listed is 42 km from Burton, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Fredericton (Airport) | 25.9°C | −14.6°C | 1,022 mm |
| Greenwich 42 km · Saint John | 23.0°C 2.9°C cooler | −13.2°C 1.4°C milder | 1,271 mm |
Burton 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 | −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
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −27.4°C (2014) and 27.2°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Burton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Fredericton (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Burton’s climate
How warm does Burton get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 25.9°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Burton get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −14.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Burton get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,022 mm a year; October leads with 106 mm and February trails with 63 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 109 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Burton itself?
Not exactly. Burton lacks a normals station, so Fredericton (Airport) supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Burton →
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).