Eskasoni 3 sits near the top of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 1,481 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −9.1°C on average. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 87% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 33°C. Homes need heating from October to May, the months averaging under 10°C.
Every figure here comes from Sydney, 53 km north-east; ECCC has no normals closer to Eskasoni 3, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Eskasoni 3 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Eskasoni 3’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Eskasoni 3 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 159 frosts and 80 warm days a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,481 mm of rain and snow a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. 7th wettest of 91 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia. On about 142 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
281 cm of snow in a typical year
From November to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 78 cm. 3rd snowiest of 91 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Eskasoni 3
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C.
Living with Eskasoni 3’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 22 May until frost returns near 20 October: about 150 days.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 20 days with a wind chill below −20.
About 24 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Eskasoni 3’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Sydney
Sydney is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 53 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 62 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −27.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.5°C |
| Average wind | 17.2 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Port Hawkesbury, 65 km |
How Eskasoni 3 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 Eskasoni 3’s own would show the same figures). Eskasoni 3 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 34–65 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eskasoni 3 Sydney | 23.4°C | −9.1°C | 1,481 mm |
| Richmond County, Subdivision B 34 km · Hart Island | 20.3°C 3.1°C cooler | −6.2°C 2.9°C milder | 1,481 mm |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A 41 km · Port Hawkesbury | 23.2°C about the same | −9.9°C 0.8°C colder | 1,122 mm |
Eskasoni 3 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 | −0.8°C | −9.1°C | −5.0°C | 139 mm | 78 cm |
| February | −1.1°C | −9.9°C | −5.5°C | 131 mm | 68 cm |
| March | 1.8°C | −6.4°C | −2.3°C | 121 mm | 45 cm |
| April | 6.8°C | −1.7°C | 2.5°C | 120 mm | 23 cm |
| May | 13.2°C | 2.7°C | 7.9°C | 99 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 18.6°C | 7.8°C | 13.2°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.4°C | 12.9°C | 18.2°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.4°C | 13.4°C | 18.4°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 9.5°C | 14.5°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.1°C | 4.6°C | 8.9°C | 147 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 7.7°C | 0.4°C | 4.0°C | 149 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 2.6°C | −4.4°C | −0.9°C | 170 mm | 57 cm |
| Year | 10.7°C | 1.6°C | 6.2°C | 1,481 mm | 281 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.0°C; the steadiest month is November
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −25.6°C (2001) and 23.1°C (2012).
Where Eskasoni 3’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Sydney, its nearest location with complete 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: 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 Eskasoni 3’s climate
How warm does Eskasoni 3 get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 23.4°C.
How cold does Eskasoni 3 get in winter?
Midwinter means February, when a typical night reaches −9.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Eskasoni 3 get?
December is the wettest month at 170 mm and July the driest at 87 mm, for 1,481 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 97 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Eskasoni 3 itself?
No: they come from Sydney, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Eskasoni 3.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Eskasoni 3 →
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).