Wet weather: 1,137 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Annapolis County, Subdivision D, more than on 84% of Canadian towns
January mornings start at about −9.8°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 71% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 36°C. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 153 days a year at 0°C or below.
These are not Annapolis County, Subdivision D’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Greenwood, 28 km north.
A year in Annapolis County, Subdivision D at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Annapolis County, Subdivision D’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 D feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 153 days, 20°C on 115
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 9 days a year.
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 brings the most rain and snow; July, the least. On about 131 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 268 cm in a normal 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 D
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. A house here needs less heating than 70% of Canadian towns.
Living with Annapolis County, Subdivision D’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 10 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 5 October, about 147 days later.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 19 days a year here.
A humidex above 30 marks about 41 days in a normal year.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Annapolis County, Subdivision D’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Greenwood
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Greenwood, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 28 km north |
| 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, 37 km |
How Annapolis County, Subdivision D compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Nova Scotia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Annapolis County, Subdivision D’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Annapolis County, Subdivision D with figures are 41–57 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis County, Subdivision D Greenwood | 26.2°C | −9.8°C | 1,137 mm |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision A 41 km · Kejimkujik | 25.5°C 0.7°C cooler | −9.6°C about the same | 1,453 mm |
| Berwick 42 km · Waterville Cambridge | 25.9°C about the same | −9.1°C 0.7°C milder | 1,216 mm |
| Lunenburg 57 km · Bridgewater | 25.5°C 0.7°C cooler | −10.2°C about the same | 1,561 mm |
Annapolis County, Subdivision D 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 year to year, February moves by 2.3°C, more than any month, and August least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in February: a low of −35.5°C in 1993 and a high of 20.0°C in 2017.
Where Annapolis County, Subdivision D’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: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 D’s climate
How warm does Annapolis County, Subdivision D get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 26.2°C.
How cold does Annapolis County, Subdivision D get in winter?
Lows sink to −9.8°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Annapolis County, Subdivision D get?
Rain and snow add up to about 1,137 mm of water a year; December brings the most (125 mm), July the least (75 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 93 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Annapolis County, Subdivision D itself?
Not quite: they come from Greenwood, the closest ECCC normals location to Annapolis County, Subdivision D.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Annapolis County, Subdivision D →
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).