Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPrecipitation in Antigonish County, Subdivision B tops that of 83% of Canadian towns: 1,122 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.5°C. The wettest month is October; the driest is April. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 67% of Canadian towns. Have the furnace checked before October to May, the months that average under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Antigonish County, Subdivision B has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Collegeville, 24 km south-west, instead.
A year in Antigonish County, Subdivision B at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Antigonish 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 Antigonish County, Subdivision B feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 175 frosts and 90 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to June; in January almost every night freezes. 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
About 1,122 mm of rain and snow a year
82nd wettest of 90 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia. About 133 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
162 cm of snow in a typical year
From November to April snow is likely; February is the peak, at about 44 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Antigonish County, Subdivision B
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C.
Living with Antigonish County, Subdivision B’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Wait until about 10 June to plant out; frost tends to come back around 22 September, about 104 days later.
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 →Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Antigonish County, Subdivision B: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Collegeville
ECCC builds the Collegeville normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 24 km south-west |
| 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, 30 km |
How Antigonish 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Antigonish County, Subdivision B’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 32–46 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Antigonish County, Subdivision B.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B Collegeville | 24.5°C | −10.4°C | 1,122 mm |
| Port Hawkesbury 32 km · Port Hawkesbury | 23.2°C 1.3°C cooler | −9.9°C 0.5°C milder | 1,122 mm |
| Guysborough 46 km · Hart Island | 20.3°C 4.2°C cooler | −6.2°C 4.2°C milder | 1,122 mm |
Antigonish County, Subdivision B 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 |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 2.3°C; the steadiest, April
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −27.9°C (2019) and 26.5°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Antigonish 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, Collegeville, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Antigonish County, Subdivision B’s climate
How warm does Antigonish County, Subdivision B get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 24.5°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Antigonish County, Subdivision B get in winter?
At its coldest, in February, the normal low is −10.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Antigonish County, Subdivision B get?
The year adds up to 1,122 mm. October is the peak month (134 mm) and April the low one (60 mm).
Are these figures for Antigonish County, Subdivision B itself?
Not directly: Antigonish County, Subdivision B has no ECCC normals of its own, and Collegeville stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Antigonish 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).