Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNo extremes in Queensbury: its weather tracks the middle of Canadian towns
About 1,022 mm of rain and snow falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 25.9°C and January nights drop to −14.6°C. Some 41°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 70% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 172 days a year at 0°C or below.
ECCC publishes no normals for Queensbury itself; the figures are those of Fredericton (Airport), 38 km east.
A year in Queensbury at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Queensbury’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Queensbury feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 172 frosts and 108 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 17 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
1,022 mm of precipitation in a typical year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. On about 108 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 241 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 64 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Queensbury
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C.
Living with Queensbury’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Count on about 135 frost-free days: the last frost averages 14 May, the first 27 September.
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 →Plan for about 41 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
The humidex tops 30 on about 37 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
A typical year is calm by definition; Queensbury’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
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 | 38 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, 49 km |
How Queensbury compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in New Brunswick.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Queensbury’s own would show the same figures). Queensbury has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 19–49 km out.
Queensbury 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 |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 2.5°C; the steadiest, August
March has the widest record range, −27.4°C in 2014 to 27.2°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Queensbury’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: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 Queensbury’s climate
How warm does Queensbury get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.9°C.
How cold does Queensbury get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −14.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Queensbury get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,022 mm; the range runs from 63 mm in February to 106 mm in October.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 109 days a year.
Are these figures for Queensbury itself?
Not exactly. Queensbury lacks a normals station, so Fredericton (Airport) supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Queensbury →
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).