Wet weather: 1,179 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Colchester County, Subdivision B, more than on 89% of Canadian towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about −12.0°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 62% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 37°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 20–25°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Debert (12 km west).
A year in Colchester County, Subdivision B at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Colchester 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 Colchester County, Subdivision B feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
170 frost days and 97 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 11 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,179 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in December, the least in February. About 134 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 187 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 53 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Debert normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Tatamagouche, 26 km away.
Heating a home in Colchester County, Subdivision B
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total.
Living with Colchester County, Subdivision B’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
On average the last spring frost comes around 1 June and the first autumn frost around 25 September: about 115 frost-free days between.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 27 days with a wind chill below −20.
Roughly 31 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Colchester County, Subdivision B’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Debert
Debert is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 12 km west |
| Station altitude | 38 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Tatamagouche, 26 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.1°C |
| Average wind | 12.4 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Tatamagouche, 26 km |
How Colchester County, Subdivision B 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Colchester County, Subdivision B’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Colchester County, Subdivision B with figures are 17–43 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision B Debert | 25.0°C | −12.0°C | 1,179 mm |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C 17 km · Upper Stewiacke | 25.1°C about the same | −11.6°C about the same | 1,277 mm |
| Pictou County, Subdivision A 39 km · Caribou Point | 23.1°C 1.9°C cooler | −8.9°C 3.1°C milder | 1,134 mm |
| Indian Brook 14 42 km · Halifax Stanfield (Airport) | 24.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −10.1°C 1.9°C milder | 1,393 mm |
Colchester County, Subdivision B weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.4°C | −12.0°C | −6.7°C | 91 mm | 53 cm |
| February | −0.9°C | −11.6°C | −6.2°C | 77 mm | 46 cm |
| March | 3.1°C | −7.1°C | −2.0°C | 81 mm | 35 cm |
| April | 9.4°C | −1.5°C | 4.0°C | 90 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 16.1°C | 3.6°C | 9.9°C | 89 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 21.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.8°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.0°C | 12.7°C | 18.9°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.4°C | 12.1°C | 18.3°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.1°C | 8.2°C | 14.2°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.6°C | 2.9°C | 8.3°C | 118 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 7.6°C | −1.3°C | 3.2°C | 114 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 1.9°C | −7.2°C | −2.7°C | 121 mm | 34 cm |
| Year | 11.7°C | 0.6°C | 6.2°C | 1,179 mm | 187 cm |
The month with the widest range: January, −35.0°C to 16.5°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±2.3°C around −6.2°C), August the one that wanders least (±0.9°C).
Where Colchester County, Subdivision B’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Debert, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- 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 Colchester County, Subdivision B’s climate
How warm does Colchester County, Subdivision B get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.0°C on a typical day.
How cold does Colchester County, Subdivision B get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −12.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Colchester County, Subdivision B get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,179 mm; the range runs from 77 mm in February to 121 mm in December.
Are these figures for Colchester County, Subdivision B itself?
Yes: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Debert, which is in Colchester County, Subdivision B.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Colchester County, Subdivision B →
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