Precipitation in Colchester County, Subdivision C tops that of 92% of Canadian towns: 1,277 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 25.1°C. Expect the most rain and snow in December and the least in July. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 61% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 141 times a year.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at Upper Stewiacke, 16 km south-east.
A year in Colchester County, Subdivision C at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Colchester County, Subdivision C’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 C feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
175 frost days and 100 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to June, 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
1,277 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 187 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 53 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Snowfall: Tatamagouche, 43 km away (Upper Stewiacke records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Colchester County, Subdivision C
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C.
Living with Colchester County, Subdivision C’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Gardens get from about 2 June to 21 September without frost, around 109 days in all.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Colchester County, Subdivision C’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Upper Stewiacke
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Upper Stewiacke are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 16 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 24 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Tatamagouche, 43 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −37.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Next-nearest location | Debert, 20 km |
How Colchester County, Subdivision C 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 C’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision C Upper Stewiacke | 25.1°C | −11.6°C | 1,277 mm |
| Millbrook 27 6.5 km · Debert | 25.0°C about the same | −12.0°C about the same | 1,179 mm |
Colchester County, Subdivision C weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.9°C | −11.6°C | −6.3°C | 116 mm | 53 cm |
| February | −0.2°C | −11.3°C | −5.8°C | 100 mm | 46 cm |
| March | 3.6°C | −6.9°C | −1.6°C | 107 mm | 35 cm |
| April | 9.5°C | −1.7°C | 3.9°C | 92 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 16.0°C | 3.2°C | 9.6°C | 95 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 21.2°C | 8.1°C | 14.7°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.1°C | 12.0°C | 18.7°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.9°C | 11.5°C | 18.3°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.7°C | 7.5°C | 14.1°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.1°C | 2.5°C | 8.3°C | 125 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 8.1°C | −1.3°C | 3.4°C | 123 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 2.7°C | −6.6°C | −2.0°C | 133 mm | 34 cm |
| Year | 12.1°C | 0.5°C | 6.3°C | 1,277 mm | 187 cm |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 2.4°C of normal, against the steadier August
March has the widest record range, −29.5°C in 2019 to 25.7°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Colchester County, Subdivision C’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Upper Stewiacke, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- 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 C’s climate
How warm does Colchester County, Subdivision C get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.1°C.
How cold does Colchester County, Subdivision C get in winter?
Expect nights around −11.6°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Colchester County, Subdivision C get?
A normal year brings 1,277 mm, snow included as water: December is wettest at 133 mm, July driest at 88 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 89 days a year.
Are these figures for Colchester County, Subdivision C itself?
Yes, measured at Upper Stewiacke, which sits inside Colchester County, Subdivision C’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Colchester County, Subdivision C →
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).