Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFor weather, New Maryland is about as ordinary as Canadian towns get
January nights average −14.6°C, July afternoons 25.9°C, and a year brings 1,022 mm of rain and melted snow. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 70% of Canadian towns. October is the wettest month, February the driest. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 108 times a year.
New Maryland has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Fredericton (Airport), 15 km east.
A year in New Maryland at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about New Maryland’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in New Maryland feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 172 frosts and 108 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 17 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,022 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
241 cm of snow in a typical year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 64 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in New Maryland
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing.
Living with New Maryland’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
On average the last spring frost comes around 14 May and the first autumn frost around 27 September: about 135 frost-free days between.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 41 days in a normal year.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 37 days a year.
What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on New Maryland’s hazards page.
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 | 15 km east |
| 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 | Woodstock/Newbridge, 74 km |
How New Maryland 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 New Maryland’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 44–65 km from New Maryland.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Maryland Fredericton (Airport) | 25.9°C | −14.6°C | 1,022 mm |
| Nackawic 44 km · Woodstock/Newbridge | 25.3°C 0.6°C cooler | −15.3°C 0.7°C colder | 1,161 mm |
| McAdam 54 km · St. Stephen | 25.7°C about the same | −13.6°C 1.0°C milder | 1,161 mm |
| Greenwich 59 km · Saint John | 23.0°C 2.9°C cooler | −13.2°C 1.4°C milder | 1,271 mm |
New Maryland 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 | −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 |
In March, anything from −27.4°C to 27.2°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±2.5°C around −9.2°C), August the one that wanders least (±0.9°C).
Where New Maryland’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Fredericton (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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: 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 New Maryland’s climate
How warm does New Maryland get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 25.9°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does New Maryland get in winter?
Expect nights around −14.6°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does New Maryland 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 New Maryland itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Fredericton (Airport), not in New Maryland; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for New Maryland →
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).