Kings County, Subdivision C is wetter than 90% of Canadian towns: 1,216 mm of rain and snow a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.9°C on average. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 73% of Canadian towns. Of all months, December brings the most precipitation and July the least. The outdoor season runs from June to September, with highs of 21–26°C.
Kings County, Subdivision C has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Waterville Cambridge, 13 km west.
A year in Kings County, Subdivision C at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kings 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 Kings County, Subdivision C feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
148 frost days and 109 days above 20°C a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost 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
232 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, 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 C
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 75% of Canadian towns.
Living with Kings County, Subdivision C’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
From about 19 May to 1 October the garden is usually clear of frost, some 134 days.
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 C’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 | 13 km 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 | Greenwood, 35 km |
How Kings County, Subdivision C 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 C’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 27–47 km from Kings County, Subdivision C.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, Subdivision C Waterville Cambridge | 25.9°C | −9.1°C | 1,216 mm |
| Kingston 27 km · Greenwood | 26.2°C about the same | −9.8°C 0.7°C colder | 1,137 mm |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision A 43 km · Parrsboro | 23.1°C 2.8°C cooler | −10.8°C 1.7°C colder | 1,247 mm |
Kings County, Subdivision C 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 |
A February here can run from −35.5°C to 17.5°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±2.3°C around −4.4°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).
Where Kings County, Subdivision C’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Waterville Cambridge, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Kings County, Subdivision C’s climate
How warm does Kings County, Subdivision C get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.9°C.
How cold does Kings County, Subdivision C get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −9.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Kings County, Subdivision C get?
About 1,216 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. December is the wettest month (134 mm) and July the driest (79 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 86 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Kings County, Subdivision C itself?
They are borrowed from Waterville Cambridge, the nearest place to Kings County, Subdivision C where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kings County, Subdivision C →
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).