Photo: Eric.stewart · CC BY-SA 4.0Wet weather: 1,216 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Kings County, Subdivision D, more than on 90% of Canadian towns
Deep winter brings January lows near −9.1°C. In January, nights here are milder than in 73% of Canadian towns. Some 35°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Borrowed figures: Kings County, Subdivision D has no normals station, so these come from Waterville Cambridge, 25 km west.
A year in Kings County, Subdivision D at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kings County, Subdivision D’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 D feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
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
1,216 mm of precipitation in a typical year
December brings the most rain and snow; July, the least. 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 D
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. Homes here need less heating than 75% of Canadian towns.
Living with Kings County, Subdivision D’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 134 frost-free days: the last frost averages 19 May, the first 1 October.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Kings County, Subdivision D’s.
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 | 25 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 | Parrsboro, 37 km |
How Kings County, Subdivision D 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Kings County, Subdivision D’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 40–58 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Kings County, Subdivision D.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, Subdivision D Waterville Cambridge | 25.9°C | −9.1°C | 1,216 mm |
| Kingston 40 km · Greenwood | 26.2°C about the same | −9.8°C 0.7°C colder | 1,137 mm |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision A 42 km · Parrsboro | 23.1°C 2.8°C cooler | −10.8°C 1.7°C colder | 1,247 mm |
| Chester 53 km · Bridgewater | 25.5°C about the same | −10.2°C 1.1°C colder | 1,561 mm |
| Enfield 58 km · Halifax Stanfield (Airport) | 24.2°C 1.7°C cooler | −10.1°C 1.0°C colder | 1,393 mm |
Kings County, Subdivision D 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 2.3°C; the steadiest, June
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. February spans the most, from −35.5°C (1993) to 17.5°C (2000).
Where Kings County, Subdivision D’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Waterville Cambridge, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Kings County, Subdivision D’s climate
How warm does Kings County, Subdivision D get in summer?
Expect highs near 25.9°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Kings County, Subdivision D get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −9.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Kings County, Subdivision D get?
1,216 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is December (134 mm); the driest, July (79 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 86 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Kings County, Subdivision D itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Waterville Cambridge; Kings County, Subdivision D has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kings County, Subdivision D →
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).