Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainWet weather: 1,271 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Upham, more than on 92% of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 23.0°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 36°C apart. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of Canadian towns. Expect about 170 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
ECCC publishes no normals for Upham itself; the figures are those of Saint John, 26 km south-west.
A year in Upham at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Upham’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick beside it.
What a year in Upham feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
170 frost days and 80 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 13 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
1,271 mm of precipitation in a typical year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. The wettest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in New Brunswick. On about 120 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 215 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 60 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Upham
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C.
Living with Upham’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 21 May to about 27 September, some 128 days in a normal year.
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 37 days a year.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 12 days a year.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Upham’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Saint John
ECCC builds the Saint John normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 26 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 109 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −33.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.7°C |
| Average wind | 15.3 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Sussex/Four Corners, 27 km |
How Upham 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
Places around Upham whose figures come from another normals location.
Upham weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.5°C | −13.2°C | −7.9°C | 116 mm | 60 cm |
| February | −1.6°C | −12.6°C | −7.1°C | 92 mm | 46 cm |
| March | 2.6°C | −7.7°C | −2.6°C | 107 mm | 37 cm |
| April | 8.8°C | −1.6°C | 3.7°C | 100 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 15.3°C | 3.5°C | 9.4°C | 94 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 20.0°C | 8.1°C | 14.1°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.0°C | 11.6°C | 17.3°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 11.2°C | 17.1°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.8°C | 7.4°C | 13.1°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.0°C | 2.6°C | 7.9°C | 138 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.9°C | −2.0°C | 2.4°C | 138 mm | 13 cm |
| December | 1.3°C | −8.3°C | −3.5°C | 128 mm | 42 cm |
| Year | 10.7°C | −0.1°C | 5.3°C | 1,271 mm | 215 cm |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 2.5°C; the steadiest, August
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −28.4°C (2014) and 25.4°C (2012).
Where Upham’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Saint John, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Upham’s climate
How warm does Upham get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.0°C.
How cold does Upham get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −13.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Upham get?
About 1,271 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. November is the wettest month (138 mm) and August the driest (73 mm).
Are these figures for Upham itself?
Not exactly. Upham lacks a normals station, so Saint John supplies the figures.
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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).