Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY 3.0Wet weather: 1,152 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Norton, more than on 84% of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 25.7°C. Some 39°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
These are not Norton’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Sussex/Four Corners, 15 km north-east.
A year in Norton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Norton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Norton feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 166 frosts and 108 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 12 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
1,152 mm of precipitation in a typical year
January brings the most rain and snow; August, the least. About 129 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 248 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs November to May; January brings the most, about 66 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Norton
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total.
Living with Norton’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 20 May to about 26 September, some 128 days in a normal year.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Norton’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Sussex/Four Corners
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Sussex/Four Corners are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 21 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Saint John, 40 km |
How Norton 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 Norton’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Sussex/Four Corners | 25.7°C | −13.2°C | 1,152 mm |
| Springfield 10 km · Sussex/Four Corners | 25.7°C about the same | −13.2°C about the same | 1,152 mm |
| Upham 17 km · Saint John | 23.0°C 2.7°C cooler | −13.2°C about the same | 1,271 mm |
Norton weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.5°C | −13.2°C | −7.9°C | 116 mm | 66 cm |
| February | −0.9°C | −12.1°C | −6.5°C | 82 mm | 46 cm |
| March | 3.4°C | −6.6°C | −1.6°C | 109 mm | 51 cm |
| April | 10.2°C | −0.5°C | 4.9°C | 81 mm | 19 cm |
| May | 17.3°C | 4.8°C | 11.1°C | 90 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 22.6°C | 10.1°C | 16.4°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.7°C | 13.7°C | 19.7°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.3°C | 12.8°C | 19.1°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.8°C | 8.6°C | 14.7°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.8°C | 3.1°C | 8.5°C | 113 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 7.1°C | −1.6°C | 2.8°C | 112 mm | 14 cm |
| December | 1.0°C | −8.3°C | −3.6°C | 113 mm | 50 cm |
| Year | 12.0°C | 0.9°C | 6.5°C | 1,152 mm | 248 cm |
From year to year, January moves by 2.5°C, more than any month, and August least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −27.0°C (1995) to 24.5°C (1998).
Where Norton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Sussex/Four Corners, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Norton’s climate
How warm does Norton get in summer?
Expect highs near 25.7°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Norton 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 Norton get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,152 mm: 116 mm in January, the wettest month, and 64 mm in August, the driest.
Are these figures for Norton itself?
Not directly: Norton has no ECCC normals of its own, and Sussex/Four Corners stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Norton →
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).