Photo: P199 · CC0Neither notably warm, cold, wet nor dry, Stanley sits near 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. Seasons differ by 41°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 70% of Canadian towns. About 108 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
These are not Stanley’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Fredericton (Airport), 46 km south.
A year in Stanley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Stanley’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Stanley feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
172 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. 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
About 1,022 mm of rain and snow a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 241 cm in a normal year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 64 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Stanley
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together.
Living with Stanley’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 135 days, roughly 14 May to 27 September.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 41 days a year.
A humidex above 30 marks about 37 days in a normal year.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Stanley’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fredericton (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Fredericton (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 46 km south |
| 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 | Doaktown, 57 km |
How Stanley 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Stanley’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Stanley with figures are 39–48 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Fredericton (Airport) | 25.9°C | −14.6°C | 1,022 mm |
| Upper Miramichi 39 km · Doaktown | 25.8°C about the same | −16.0°C 1.4°C colder | 1,210 mm |
| Southampton 46 km · Woodstock/Newbridge | 25.3°C 0.6°C cooler | −15.3°C 0.7°C colder | 1,161 mm |
Stanley 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 | −3.8°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 |
January varies most from one year to the next (2.5°C), August least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −27.4°C (2014) to 27.2°C (2012).
Where Stanley’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Fredericton (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Stanley’s climate
How warm does Stanley get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.9°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Stanley get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −14.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Stanley get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,022 mm: 106 mm in October, the wettest month, and 63 mm in February, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 109 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Stanley itself?
No: Stanley has no normals location, so the figures come from Fredericton (Airport), the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Stanley →
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).