Photo: Sophilosophie · CC BY-SA 4.0Hardly any Canadian towns see fresher July days than Clare
January nights here settle around −6.4°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 93% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 28°C. About 125 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Borrowed figures: Clare has no normals station, so these come from Yarmouth, 46 km south.
A year in Clare at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Clare’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Clare feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
123 frost days and 63 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to April, peaking in January at about 27 nights.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,290 mm of rain and snow a year
November brings the most rain and snow; July, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 205 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 64 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Clare
86% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 78% of Canadian towns.
Living with Clare’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 28 April to about 24 October, some 179 days in a normal year.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 9 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 10 a year.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Clare’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Yarmouth
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Yarmouth are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 46 km south |
| 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 | Grand Manan, 75 km |
How Clare 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 Clare’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 37–73 km from Clare.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Yarmouth | 21.4°C | −6.4°C | 1,290 mm |
| Digby 37 km · Kejimkujik | 25.5°C 4.1°C warmer | −9.6°C 3.2°C colder | 1,453 mm |
| Grand Manan 73 km · Grand Manan | 22.8°C 1.4°C warmer | −9.2°C 2.8°C colder | 1,125 mm |
Clare 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 |
A February here can run from −23.6°C to 15.3°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 1.9°C of the normal, −2.6°C. June is the steadiest, within 0.8°C.
Where Clare’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Yarmouth, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Clare’s climate
How warm does Clare get in summer?
In August, the warmest month, the typical high is 21.6°C.
How cold does Clare get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −6.4°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Clare get?
A normal year brings 1,290 mm, snow included as water: November is wettest at 143 mm, July driest at 78 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 64 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Clare itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at Yarmouth, outside Clare.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Clare →
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).