Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainKings County, Subdivision B is wetter than 90% of Canadian towns: 1,216 mm of rain and snow a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −9.1°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in December and least in July. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 73% of Canadian towns. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are not Kings County, Subdivision B’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Waterville Cambridge, 18 km south-west.
A year in Kings County, Subdivision B at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kings County, Subdivision B’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Kings County, Subdivision B feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 148 frosts and 109 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 7 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
About 1,216 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 141 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 232 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 66 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Kings County, Subdivision B
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 75% of Canadian towns.
Living with Kings County, Subdivision B’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Frost usually lets go around 19 May and returns near 1 October, about 134 days apart.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Kings County, Subdivision B’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Waterville Cambridge
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Waterville Cambridge.
| Distance from the town | 18 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 31 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Parrsboro, 32 km |
How Kings County, Subdivision B 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 Kings County, Subdivision B’s would only repeat its figures. Kings County, Subdivision B has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 32–48 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, Subdivision B Waterville Cambridge | 25.9°C | −9.1°C | 1,216 mm |
| Kingston 32 km · Greenwood | 26.2°C about the same | −9.8°C 0.7°C colder | 1,137 mm |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision A 35 km · Parrsboro | 23.1°C 2.8°C cooler | −10.8°C 1.7°C colder | 1,247 mm |
Kings County, Subdivision B 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 | −0.5°C | −9.1°C | −4.8°C | 113 mm | 66 cm |
| February | 0.1°C | −8.9°C | −4.4°C | 91 mm | 50 cm |
| March | 4.0°C | −4.9°C | −0.5°C | 97 mm | 39 cm |
| April | 10.4°C | 0.6°C | 5.5°C | 90 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 17.2°C | 5.7°C | 11.5°C | 88 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.7°C | 16.5°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.9°C | 14.6°C | 20.3°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.5°C | 13.8°C | 19.7°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.2°C | 10.1°C | 15.6°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.4°C | 4.9°C | 9.7°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 8.5°C | 0.6°C | 4.6°C | 125 mm | 15 cm |
| December | 2.8°C | −4.7°C | −1.0°C | 134 mm | 49 cm |
| Year | 12.6°C | 2.8°C | 7.7°C | 1,216 mm | 232 cm |
From −35.5°C to 17.5°C: February’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 2.3°C from −4.4°C. June moves least, typically by 1.1°C.
Where Kings County, Subdivision B’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Waterville Cambridge, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- 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: 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 Kings County, Subdivision B’s climate
How warm does Kings County, Subdivision B get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 25.9°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Kings County, Subdivision B get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −9.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Kings County, Subdivision B get?
Around 1,216 mm a year in all, from 134 mm in December down to 79 mm in July.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 86 days a year.
Are these figures for Kings County, Subdivision B itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at Waterville Cambridge, outside Kings County, Subdivision B.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kings County, Subdivision B →
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).