Photo: Scott Davis · CC BY 2.5Wet weather: 1,161 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Florenceville-Bristol, more than on 86% of Canadian towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.3°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 72% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is December; the driest is April. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Florenceville-Bristol is Woodstock/Newbridge, 30 km south, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Florenceville-Bristol at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Florenceville-Bristol’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Florenceville-Bristol feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 180 frosts and 101 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. 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 1,161 mm a year
About 125 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 292 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 69 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Florenceville-Bristol
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C.
Living with Florenceville-Bristol’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Frost usually lets go around 18 May and returns near 22 September, about 126 days apart.
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 →Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Florenceville-Bristol’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Woodstock/Newbridge
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Woodstock/Newbridge are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 30 km south |
| Station altitude | 153 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Aroostook, 31 km |
How Florenceville-Bristol 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
Places around Florenceville-Bristol whose figures come from another normals location.
Florenceville-Bristol 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 | −5.5°C | −15.3°C | −10.4°C | 101 mm | 69 cm |
| February | −3.6°C | −14.7°C | −9.2°C | 84 mm | 64 cm |
| March | 2.0°C | −8.4°C | −3.2°C | 93 mm | 53 cm |
| April | 9.3°C | −1.6°C | 3.9°C | 84 mm | 19 cm |
| May | 17.2°C | 4.6°C | 11.0°C | 92 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22.3°C | 9.9°C | 16.2°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.3°C | 13.4°C | 19.4°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.6°C | 12.4°C | 18.6°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.9°C | 7.9°C | 13.9°C | 93 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 12.1°C | 2.2°C | 7.2°C | 105 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 4.7°C | −3.2°C | 0.7°C | 101 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −2.0°C | −10.1°C | −6.1°C | 115 mm | 61 cm |
| Year | 10.5°C | −0.3°C | 5.2°C | 1,161 mm | 292 cm |
February varies most from one year to the next (2.9°C), August least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −35.0°C (2001) and 26.0°C (2012).
Where Florenceville-Bristol’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Woodstock/Newbridge (the closest location with all twelve months of 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: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Florenceville-Bristol’s climate
How warm does Florenceville-Bristol get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.3°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Florenceville-Bristol get in winter?
Lows sink to −15.3°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Florenceville-Bristol get?
December is the wettest month at 115 mm and April the driest at 84 mm, for 1,161 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 125 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Florenceville-Bristol itself?
They are the closest available: the normals for Woodstock/Newbridge, since Florenceville-Bristol has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Florenceville-Bristol →
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