Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSpringfield is wetter than 84% of Canadian towns: 1,152 mm of rain and snow a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −13.2°C on average. Some 39°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. About 129 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Borrowed figures: Springfield has no normals station, so these come from Sussex/Four Corners, 23 km east.
A year in Springfield at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Springfield’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Springfield feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
166 frost days and 108 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost 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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,152 mm a year
January is the wettest month and August the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
248 cm of snow in a typical 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 Springfield
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 Springfield’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
A normal year gives the garden about 128 frost-free days, roughly 20 May to 26 September.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Springfield’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 | 23 km 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, 42 km |
How Springfield 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 Springfield’s would only repeat its figures. No closer place has figures: this one lies 19 km from Springfield.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Sussex/Four Corners | 25.7°C | −13.2°C | 1,152 mm |
| Hampton 19 km · Saint John | 23.0°C 2.7°C cooler | −13.2°C about the same | 1,271 mm |
Springfield 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 | −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 |
In March, anything from −27.0°C to 24.5°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 2.5°C of its normal of −7.9°C; August keeps to within 0.7°C.
Where Springfield’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Sussex/Four Corners, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Springfield’s climate
How warm does Springfield get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.7°C.
How cold does Springfield get in winter?
January nights average −13.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Springfield get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,152 mm a year; January leads with 116 mm and August trails with 64 mm.
Are these figures for Springfield itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Sussex/Four Corners, not in Springfield; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Springfield →
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).