Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHardly any Canadian towns see more snow than Caraquet, with about 343 cm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.6°C. Of all months, October brings the most precipitation and February the least. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 72% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to May, the months that average under 10°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Caraquet is Bas Caraquet, 7.7 km north, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Caraquet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Caraquet’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Caraquet feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
164 frost days and 81 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 9 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
984 mm of precipitation in a typical year
57th wettest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick. About 123 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
343 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 84 cm in February, the snowiest month. The snowiest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Caraquet
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days.
Living with Caraquet’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 17 May to about 13 October, some 148 days in a normal year.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Expect around 42 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
A humidex above 30 marks about 25 days in a normal year.
What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Caraquet’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Bas Caraquet
Bas Caraquet is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 7.7 km north |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.8°C |
| Average wind | 16.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Miscou Island, 40 km |
How Caraquet 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 Caraquet’s would only repeat its figures. No closer place has figures: this one lies 35 km from Caraquet.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caraquet Bas Caraquet | 23.6°C | −12.7°C | 984 mm |
| New Bandon 35 km · New Carlisle | 22.7°C 0.9°C cooler | −14.2°C 1.5°C colder | 1,095 mm |
Caraquet 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 | −12.7°C | −9.0°C | 71 mm | 72 cm |
| February | −4.7°C | −13.2°C | −9.0°C | 69 mm | 84 cm |
| March | 0.2°C | −8.2°C | −4.0°C | 74 mm | 61 cm |
| April | 6.1°C | −1.8°C | 2.2°C | 70 mm | 26 cm |
| May | 13.9°C | 4.1°C | 9.0°C | 84 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 19.9°C | 10.0°C | 15.0°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.6°C | 14.3°C | 19.0°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.2°C | 13.9°C | 18.6°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.7°C | 9.8°C | 14.2°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.6°C | 4.2°C | 8.0°C | 110 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.0°C | −1.2°C | 1.9°C | 93 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −7.1°C | −4.1°C | 90 mm | 77 cm |
| Year | 9.3°C | 1.0°C | 5.2°C | 984 mm | 343 cm |
From year to year, February moves by 2.5°C, more than any month, and August least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −25.3°C (2014) and 20.2°C (2012).
Where Caraquet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Bas Caraquet, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Caraquet’s climate
How warm does Caraquet get in summer?
Afternoons average 23.6°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Caraquet get in winter?
In February, the coldest month, the typical low is −13.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Caraquet get?
Some 984 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in October (110 mm), the least in February (69 mm).
Are these figures for Caraquet itself?
No, the station behind them is Bas Caraquet, beyond Caraquet’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Caraquet →
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).