Photo: Marek Koudelka · CC BY-SA 4.0Precipitation in Salisbury tops that of 89% of Canadian towns: 1,203 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.1°C. Seasons differ by 38°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Frost comes on about 170 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Borrowed figures: Salisbury has no normals station, so these come from Moncton, 30 km east.
A year in Salisbury at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Salisbury’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Salisbury feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
170 frost days and 98 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 12 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
1,203 mm of precipitation in a typical year
October is the wettest month and August the driest. 9th wettest of 60 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick. About 129 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
310 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 74 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Salisbury
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up.
Living with Salisbury’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
A normal year gives the garden about 135 frost-free days, roughly 19 May to 2 October.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Expect around 43 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 34 days a year.
What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Salisbury’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Moncton
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Moncton are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 30 km east |
| Station altitude | 71 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 16.7 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Alma/Fundy Park, 49 km |
How Salisbury 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 Salisbury’s would only repeat its figures. Salisbury has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 14–24 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Moncton | 25.1°C | −13.3°C | 1,203 mm |
| Petitcodiac 14 km · Sussex/Four Corners | 25.7°C 0.6°C warmer | −13.2°C about the same | 1,152 mm |
| Elgin 23 km · Alma/Fundy Park | 22.4°C 2.7°C cooler | −11.8°C 1.5°C milder | 1,529 mm |
Salisbury 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 | −3.5°C | −13.3°C | −8.4°C | 102 mm | 74 cm |
| February | −2.5°C | −12.7°C | −7.6°C | 88 mm | 65 cm |
| March | 2.2°C | −7.4°C | −2.6°C | 111 mm | 60 cm |
| April | 8.6°C | −1.5°C | 3.6°C | 94 mm | 29 cm |
| May | 16.1°C | 3.9°C | 10.0°C | 98 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.3°C | 9.2°C | 15.3°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 13.4°C | 19.3°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.7°C | 12.7°C | 18.7°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.2°C | 8.1°C | 14.2°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.2°C | 2.9°C | 8.1°C | 124 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 6.3°C | −2.2°C | 2.1°C | 109 mm | 19 cm |
| December | 0.0°C | −8.7°C | −4.4°C | 115 mm | 59 cm |
| Year | 11.0°C | 0.4°C | 5.7°C | 1,203 mm | 310 cm |
From year to year, January moves by 2.5°C, more than any month, and August least
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −24.5°C (1992) and 26.1°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Salisbury’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Moncton: the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Salisbury’s climate
How warm does Salisbury get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.1°C.
How cold does Salisbury get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −13.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Salisbury get?
A normal year brings 1,203 mm, snow included as water: October is wettest at 124 mm, August driest at 77 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 120 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Salisbury itself?
Not directly: Salisbury has no ECCC normals of its own, and Moncton stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Salisbury →
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).