Photo: Patrick Emond (mon conjoint) et moi même (Isabelle Provencher). · Public domainNigadoo sits near the top of Canadian towns for snow: about 337 cm a year
In January the night’s low is typically −16.0°C. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 82% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is October; the driest is February. Frost comes on about 181 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are not Nigadoo’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Bathurst, 12 km south.
A year in Nigadoo at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Nigadoo’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Nigadoo feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 181 frosts and 96 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 22 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,118 mm a year
On about 125 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 337 cm of snow a year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 71 cm. 5th snowiest of 61 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 Nigadoo
89% 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. By this count, homes here need more heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Nigadoo’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Between the last frost, near 20 May, and the first, near 26 September, lie about 127 frost-free days.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Nigadoo’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Bathurst
Bathurst is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 12 km south |
| Station altitude | 59 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.4°C |
| Next-nearest location | New Carlisle, 48 km |
How Nigadoo 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Nigadoo’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Nigadoo with figures are 26–42 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigadoo Bathurst | 25.1°C | −16.0°C | 1,118 mm |
| Belledune 26 km · Charlo | 23.8°C 1.3°C cooler | −16.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| New Bandon 33 km · New Carlisle | 22.7°C 2.4°C cooler | −14.2°C 1.8°C milder | 1,095 mm |
Nigadoo 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 | −5.2°C | −16.0°C | −10.6°C | 82 mm | 71 cm |
| February | −3.7°C | −15.1°C | −9.5°C | 72 mm | 69 cm |
| March | 1.6°C | −9.3°C | −3.8°C | 87 mm | 68 cm |
| April | 8.2°C | −2.0°C | 3.1°C | 78 mm | 30 cm |
| May | 15.8°C | 3.5°C | 9.7°C | 108 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.8°C | 9.2°C | 15.5°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.1°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.4°C | 12.2°C | 18.3°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.7°C | 7.3°C | 13.5°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.0°C | 1.8°C | 6.9°C | 120 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 4.8°C | −3.6°C | 0.6°C | 97 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1.5°C | −10.6°C | −6.1°C | 100 mm | 68 cm |
| Year | 10.2°C | −0.8°C | 4.7°C | 1,118 mm | 337 cm |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.5°C; the steadiest month is August
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −33.5°C (2014) and 24.5°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Nigadoo’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Bathurst (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 Nigadoo’s climate
How warm does Nigadoo get in summer?
Afternoons average 25.1°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Nigadoo get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −16.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Nigadoo get?
The year adds up to 1,118 mm. October is the peak month (120 mm) and February the low one (72 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 143 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Nigadoo itself?
No, they come from Bathurst; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Nigadoo itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Nigadoo →
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).