Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY 3.0Wet weather: 1,271 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Hampton, more than on 92% of Canadian towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −13.2°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of Canadian towns. Some 36°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 20–23°C.
Borrowed figures: Hampton has no normals station, so these come from Saint John, 23 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
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 170 days, 20°C on 80
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 13 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
1,271 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in November, the least in August. The wettest of 60 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick. About 120 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
215 cm of snow in a typical year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at 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.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C.
Living with Hampton’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 128 days, roughly 21 May to 27 September.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Count on some 37 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 12 a year.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Hampton’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Saint John
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Saint John are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 23 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, 32 km |
How Hampton 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 Hampton’s would only repeat its figures.
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 |
In March, anything from −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 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Saint John, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- 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 Hampton’s climate
How warm does Hampton get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.0°C.
How cold does Hampton get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −13.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Hampton get?
Count on roughly 1,271 mm a year, heaviest in November (138 mm) and lightest in August (73 mm).
Are these figures for Hampton itself?
They come from Saint John, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Hampton.
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).