More rain and snow fall on Beaver Bank than on 94% of Canadian towns: 1,393 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.2°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 69% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is November; the driest is July. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Halifax Stanfield (Airport) location, 15 km east.
A year in Beaver Bank at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Beaver Bank’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Beaver Bank feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 151 days, 20°C on 92
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 3 days a year climb past 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,393 mm a year
Some 124 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
215 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from November to May, most of all in January (about 54 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Beaver Bank
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. A house here needs less heating than 67% of Canadian towns.
Living with Beaver Bank’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 24 days in a normal year.
Roughly 28 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
A typical year is calm by definition; Beaver Bank’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Halifax Stanfield (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Halifax Stanfield (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 15 km east |
| Station altitude | 145 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −28.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Average wind | 17.0 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Shearwater, 27 km |
How Beaver Bank 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 Beaver Bank’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Bank Halifax Stanfield (Airport) | 24.2°C | −10.1°C | 1,393 mm |
| Fall River 4.7 km · Halifax Stanfield (Airport) | 24.2°C about the same | −10.1°C about the same | 1,393 mm |
| Bedford 13 km · Shearwater | 22.7°C 1.5°C cooler | −8.3°C 1.8°C milder | 1,414 mm |
Beaver Bank 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 | −1.2°C | −10.1°C | −5.7°C | 126 mm | 54 cm |
| February | −0.6°C | −9.7°C | −5.2°C | 111 mm | 44 cm |
| March | 3.5°C | −5.4°C | −0.9°C | 120 mm | 34 cm |
| April | 9.2°C | −0.3°C | 4.5°C | 106 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 15.5°C | 4.6°C | 10.1°C | 110 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 20.5°C | 9.8°C | 15.2°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.2°C | 14.2°C | 19.2°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.2°C | 14.1°C | 19.2°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.0°C | 10.2°C | 15.2°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.2°C | 140 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.6°C | 0.0°C | 3.8°C | 159 mm | 19 cm |
| December | 2.1°C | −5.8°C | −1.9°C | 147 mm | 44 cm |
| Year | 11.6°C | 2.2°C | 6.9°C | 1,393 mm | 215 cm |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 2.2°C of normal, against the steadier August
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −20.7°C in 2007 and a high of 27.2°C in 2012.
Where Beaver Bank’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Halifax Stanfield (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- 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 Beaver Bank’s climate
How warm does Beaver Bank get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 24.2°C.
How cold does Beaver Bank get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −10.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Beaver Bank get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,393 mm a year; November leads with 159 mm and July trails with 87 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 84 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Beaver Bank itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Halifax Stanfield (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Beaver Bank.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Beaver Bank →
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).