Precipitation in Annapolis County, Subdivision B tops that of 84% of Canadian towns: 1,137 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about −9.8°C. A year here swings 36°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 71% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 153 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Annapolis County, Subdivision B is Greenwood, 29 km north-east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Annapolis County, Subdivision B at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Annapolis County, Subdivision B feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 153 frosts and 115 warm days a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. About 9 days a year top 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,137 mm of precipitation in a typical year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 131 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
268 cm of snow in a typical year
From November to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 78 cm. 7th snowiest of 90 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Annapolis County, Subdivision B
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. That means homes here need less heating than 70% of Canadian towns.
Living with Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Count on about 147 frost-free days: the last frost averages 10 May, the first 5 October.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 19 days with a wind chill below −20.
Expect around 41 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Greenwood
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Greenwood.
| Distance from the town | 29 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 28 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 13.6 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Kejimkujik, 47 km |
How Annapolis County, Subdivision B 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 Nova Scotia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Annapolis County, Subdivision B whose figures come from another normals location. Annapolis County, Subdivision B has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 30–49 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis County, Subdivision B Greenwood | 26.2°C | −9.8°C | 1,137 mm |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision A 30 km · Kejimkujik | 25.5°C 0.7°C cooler | −9.6°C about the same | 1,453 mm |
| Berwick 45 km · Waterville Cambridge | 25.9°C about the same | −9.1°C 0.7°C milder | 1,216 mm |
Annapolis County, Subdivision B 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 | −0.2°C | −9.8°C | −5.0°C | 104 mm | 78 cm |
| February | 0.4°C | −9.6°C | −4.6°C | 87 mm | 60 cm |
| March | 4.3°C | −5.5°C | −0.6°C | 90 mm | 45 cm |
| April | 10.6°C | 0.0°C | 5.3°C | 83 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 17.5°C | 5.2°C | 11.3°C | 78 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22.5°C | 10.1°C | 16.4°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.2°C | 14.0°C | 20.1°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.7°C | 13.1°C | 19.4°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.3°C | 8.9°C | 15.1°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.6°C | 3.7°C | 9.2°C | 107 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 8.7°C | −0.3°C | 4.2°C | 120 mm | 15 cm |
| December | 3.1°C | −5.5°C | −1.2°C | 125 mm | 56 cm |
| Year | 12.9°C | 2.0°C | 7.5°C | 1,137 mm | 268 cm |
From −35.5°C to 20.0°C: February’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 2.3°C from −4.6°C. August moves least, typically by 1.0°C.
Where Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Greenwood, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s climate
How warm does Annapolis County, Subdivision B get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 26.2°C.
How cold does Annapolis County, Subdivision B get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −9.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Annapolis County, Subdivision B get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,137 mm: 125 mm in December, the wettest month, and 75 mm in July, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 93 days a year.
Are these figures for Annapolis County, Subdivision B itself?
No, they come from Greenwood; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Annapolis County, Subdivision B itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Annapolis County, Subdivision B →
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).