Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSummer arrives softly in Inverness County, Subdivision C, cooler than in 87% of Canadian towns
January mornings start at about −9.9°C. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 83% of Canadian towns. Winter and summer sit 34°C apart. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 19–24°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Port Hawkesbury station, 14 km south.
A year in Inverness County, Subdivision C at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Inverness 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 Inverness County, Subdivision C feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
1,122 mm of precipitation in a typical year
October brings the most rain and snow; April, the least. 82nd wettest of 90 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia. On about 133 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Port Hawkesbury publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, so these figures, and the snow below, come from Collegeville, 58 km away.
Snowfall: about 162 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 44 cm in February, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Living with Inverness County, Subdivision C’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Inverness County, Subdivision C’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Port Hawkesbury
Port Hawkesbury is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 14 km south |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Completeness | at least 15 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Collegeville, 58 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −28.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Hart Island, 57 km |
How Inverness County, Subdivision C 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 C whose figures come from another normals location. Inverness County, Subdivision C has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 34–49 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness County, Subdivision C Port Hawkesbury | 23.2°C | −9.9°C | 1,122 mm |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B 34 km · Collegeville | 24.5°C 1.3°C warmer | −10.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,122 mm |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C 43 km · Hart Island | 20.3°C 2.9°C cooler | −6.2°C 3.7°C milder | 1,122 mm |
Inverness County, Subdivision C weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.8°C | −9.9°C | −5.8°C | 81 mm | 35 cm |
| February | −2.1°C | −10.7°C | −6.5°C | 83 mm | 44 cm |
| March | 1.5°C | −6.9°C | −2.5°C | 83 mm | 27 cm |
| April | 6.8°C | −1.5°C | 2.7°C | 60 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 13.4°C | 3.0°C | 8.2°C | 78 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 18.9°C | 8.2°C | 13.6°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.2°C | 13.0°C | 18.1°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.5°C | 13.5°C | 18.6°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.6°C | 9.8°C | 14.7°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.2°C | 5.0°C | 9.1°C | 134 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.5°C | 0.4°C | 4.0°C | 130 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 2.2°C | −4.4°C | −1.1°C | 105 mm | 38 cm |
| Year | 10.5°C | 1.6°C | 6.1°C | 1,122 mm | 162 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.0°C; August the least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −22.5°C (1994) and 23.7°C (2012).
Where Inverness County, Subdivision C’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Port Hawkesbury, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- 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: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Inverness County, Subdivision C’s climate
How warm does Inverness County, Subdivision C get in summer?
Afternoons average 23.5°C in August, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Inverness County, Subdivision C get in winter?
February nights average −10.7°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Inverness County, Subdivision C get?
1,122 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is October (134 mm); the driest, April (60 mm).
Are these figures for Inverness County, Subdivision C itself?
Yes. Port Hawkesbury, where ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals were measured, lies within Inverness County, Subdivision C.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Inverness County, Subdivision C →
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