Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWet weather: 1,271 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Hampton, more than on 92% of Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.0°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 36°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. About 120 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Hampton has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Saint John, 19 km south.
A year in Hampton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Hampton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Hampton feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 170 days, 20°C on 80
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 13 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
1,271 mm of precipitation in a typical year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. The wettest of 60 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
215 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 60 cm. 51st snowiest of 60 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Hampton
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year.
Living with Hampton’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
From about 21 May to 27 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 128 days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 37 days a year.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 12 a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Hampton’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Saint John
ECCC builds the Saint John normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 19 km south |
| Station altitude | 109 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −33.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.7°C |
| Average wind | 15.3 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Sussex/Four Corners, 36 km |
How Hampton 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Hampton’s own would show the same figures). The nearest place to Hampton with figures is 10 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Saint John | 23.0°C | −13.2°C | 1,271 mm |
| Norton 10 km · Sussex/Four Corners | 25.7°C 2.7°C warmer | −13.2°C about the same | 1,152 mm |
Hampton 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 | −2.5°C | −13.2°C | −7.9°C | 116 mm | 60 cm |
| February | −1.6°C | −12.6°C | −7.1°C | 92 mm | 46 cm |
| March | 2.6°C | −7.7°C | −2.6°C | 107 mm | 37 cm |
| April | 8.8°C | −1.6°C | 3.7°C | 100 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 15.3°C | 3.5°C | 9.4°C | 94 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 20.0°C | 8.1°C | 14.1°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.0°C | 11.6°C | 17.3°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 11.2°C | 17.1°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.8°C | 7.4°C | 13.1°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.0°C | 2.6°C | 7.9°C | 138 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.9°C | −2.0°C | 2.4°C | 138 mm | 13 cm |
| December | 1.3°C | −8.3°C | −3.5°C | 128 mm | 42 cm |
| Year | 10.7°C | −0.1°C | 5.3°C | 1,271 mm | 215 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −28.4°C to 25.4°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 2.5°C of the normal, −7.9°C. August is the steadiest, within 0.7°C.
Where Hampton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Saint John, 1991–2020.
- 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 Hampton’s climate
How warm does Hampton get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 23.0°C.
How cold does Hampton get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −13.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Hampton get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,271 mm a year; November leads with 138 mm and August trails with 73 mm.
Are these figures for Hampton itself?
They are the closest available: the normals for Saint John, since Hampton has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Hampton →
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).