Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPrecipitation in Antigonish County, Subdivision A tops that of 83% of Canadian towns: 1,122 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −10.4°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 67% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 35°C across the year, low to high. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 20–25°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Collegeville (16 km south).
A year in Antigonish County, Subdivision A at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Antigonish County, Subdivision A feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 175 days, 20°C on 90
The frost season runs September to June, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 7 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,122 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in October, the least in April. 82nd wettest of 90 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia. Some 133 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
162 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 44 cm in February, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Antigonish County, Subdivision A
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C.
Living with Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Plant out after about 10 June; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 22 September, leaving roughly 104 days without frost.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Collegeville
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Collegeville are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 16 km south |
| Station altitude | 76 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −33.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Port Hawkesbury, 52 km |
How Antigonish County, Subdivision A 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s would only repeat its figures. The one place listed is 41 km from Antigonish County, Subdivision A, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish County, Subdivision A Collegeville | 24.5°C | −10.4°C | 1,122 mm |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C 41 km · Caribou Point | 23.1°C 1.4°C cooler | −8.9°C 1.5°C milder | 1,122 mm |
Antigonish County, Subdivision A weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.0°C | −10.4°C | −5.7°C | 81 mm | 35 cm |
| February | −1.0°C | −10.6°C | −5.8°C | 83 mm | 44 cm |
| March | 2.8°C | −6.5°C | −1.9°C | 83 mm | 27 cm |
| April | 8.1°C | −1.4°C | 3.4°C | 60 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 15.1°C | 3.2°C | 9.1°C | 78 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 20.2°C | 8.0°C | 14.1°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.5°C | 12.7°C | 18.6°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.3°C | 12.6°C | 18.5°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.2°C | 8.4°C | 14.3°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.7°C | 3.4°C | 8.6°C | 134 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 8.1°C | −0.6°C | 3.8°C | 130 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 2.1°C | −5.7°C | −1.8°C | 105 mm | 38 cm |
| Year | 11.4°C | 1.1°C | 6.3°C | 1,122 mm | 162 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.3°C; the steadiest month is April
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −27.9°C in 2019 to 26.5°C in 2012.
Where Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Collegeville (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- 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, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s climate
How warm does Antigonish County, Subdivision A get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 24.5°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Antigonish County, Subdivision A get in winter?
Deep winter means February, when nights average −10.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Antigonish County, Subdivision A get?
About 1,122 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. October is the wettest month (134 mm) and April the driest (60 mm).
Are these figures for Antigonish County, Subdivision A itself?
Yes, measured at Collegeville, which sits inside Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Antigonish County, Subdivision A →
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).