Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Few Canadian towns have cooler summers than Barrington
Deep winter brings January lows near −6.4°C. Expect the most rain and snow in November and the least in July. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 93% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
Every figure here comes from Yarmouth, 54 km north-west; ECCC has no normals closer to Barrington, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Barrington at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Barrington’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Barrington feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
123 frost days and 63 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to April, most of all in January (about 27 nights).
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,290 mm a year
About 125 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
205 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 64 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Barrington
86% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 78% of Canadian towns.
Living with Barrington’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
From about 28 April to 24 October the garden is usually clear of frost, some 179 days.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 9 days a year.
Expect around 10 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Barrington’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Yarmouth
Yarmouth is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 54 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 36 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −23.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 32.5°C |
| Average wind | 16.8 km/h on average, most often from the north-west |
| Next-nearest location | Western Head, 95 km |
How Barrington compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Nova Scotia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Barrington’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 39–116 km from Barrington.
Barrington weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.3°C | −6.4°C | −2.6°C | 124 mm | 64 cm |
| February | 1.3°C | −6.2°C | −2.5°C | 103 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 4.0°C | −3.3°C | 0.4°C | 111 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 8.8°C | 1.2°C | 5.0°C | 101 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 13.9°C | 5.7°C | 9.8°C | 99 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 18.1°C | 9.8°C | 14.0°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 21.4°C | 13.2°C | 17.3°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.6°C | 13.4°C | 17.5°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.8°C | 10.5°C | 14.7°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.6°C | 6.1°C | 9.8°C | 119 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 9.0°C | 1.9°C | 5.5°C | 143 mm | 10 cm |
| December | 4.4°C | −2.9°C | 0.8°C | 139 mm | 44 cm |
| Year | 11.4°C | 3.6°C | 7.5°C | 1,290 mm | 205 cm |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 1.9°C; the steadiest, June
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. February spans the most, from −23.6°C (1993) to 15.3°C (2017).
Where Barrington’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Yarmouth: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 Barrington’s climate
How warm does Barrington get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in August, at about 21.6°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Barrington get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −6.4°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Barrington get?
Some 1,290 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in November (143 mm), the least in July (78 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 64 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Barrington itself?
They are the figures for Yarmouth, which read better as the region’s climate than Barrington’s own.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Barrington →
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).