Inverness County, Subdivision A is wetter than 93% of Canadian towns: 1,303 mm of rain and snow a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.6°C. A year here swings 33°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 84% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Cheticamp (19 km north-east).
A year in Inverness County, Subdivision A at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Inverness County, Subdivision A’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Inverness County, Subdivision A feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
147 frost days and 86 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,303 mm of rain and snow a year
December is the wettest month and May the driest. About 159 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
281 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs November to May; January brings the most, about 78 cm. 3rd snowiest of 90 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
ECCC’s Cheticamp normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Sydney, 87 km away.
Heating a home in Inverness County, Subdivision A
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. By this count, homes here need less heating than 68% of Canadian towns.
Living with Inverness County, Subdivision A’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
About 151 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 27 May to a first of 26 October.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 29 days a year.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Inverness County, Subdivision A’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Cheticamp
Cheticamp is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 19 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 11 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Sydney, 87 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −29.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.3°C |
| Next-nearest location | Ingonish Beach, 54 km |
How Inverness County, Subdivision A 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
Places around Inverness County, Subdivision A whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 49–79 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Inverness County, Subdivision A.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness County, Subdivision A Cheticamp | 23.6°C | −7.7°C | 1,303 mm |
| Inverness 49 km · Port Hawkesbury | 23.2°C about the same | −9.9°C 2.2°C colder | 1,303 mm |
| Victoria County, Subdivision B 51 km · Sydney | 23.4°C about the same | −9.1°C 1.4°C colder | 1,481 mm |
| Victoria County, Subdivision A 54 km · Ingonish Beach | 23.9°C about the same | −8.2°C about the same | 1,612 mm |
Inverness County, Subdivision A weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.3°C | −7.7°C | −4.0°C | 113 mm | 78 cm |
| February | −0.8°C | −9.4°C | −5.1°C | 101 mm | 68 cm |
| March | 2.6°C | −6.0°C | −1.7°C | 93 mm | 45 cm |
| April | 7.6°C | −0.9°C | 3.4°C | 88 mm | 23 cm |
| May | 14.0°C | 4.0°C | 9.0°C | 82 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 19.4°C | 9.3°C | 14.4°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.6°C | 14.0°C | 18.8°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.3°C | 14.1°C | 18.7°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 10.5°C | 15.0°C | 127 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.5°C | 5.8°C | 9.7°C | 136 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 8.4°C | 1.6°C | 5.0°C | 135 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 3.2°C | −3.0°C | 0.2°C | 144 mm | 57 cm |
| Year | 11.2°C | 2.7°C | 6.9°C | 1,303 mm | 281 cm |
From year to year, February moves by 2.4°C, more than any month, and August least
Over 1991–2020, January saw both −29.5°C (1994) and 18.9°C (2018), the widest span of any month.
Where Inverness County, Subdivision A’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Cheticamp, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Inverness County, Subdivision A’s climate
How warm does Inverness County, Subdivision A get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.6°C.
How cold does Inverness County, Subdivision A get in winter?
Overnight lows average −9.4°C in February, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Inverness County, Subdivision A get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,303 mm; the range runs from 82 mm in May to 144 mm in December.
Are these figures for Inverness County, Subdivision A itself?
Yes, measured at Cheticamp, which sits inside Inverness County, Subdivision A’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Inverness County, Subdivision A →
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).