Membertou 28B sits near the top of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 1,481 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.4°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 87% of Canadian towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 33°C. For walks and days out, the stretch from July to September brings highs of 19–23°C.
These are not Membertou 28B’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Sydney, 12 km north-east.
A year in Membertou 28B at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Membertou 28B’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Membertou 28B feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
159 frost days and 80 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 1,481 mm of rain and snow a year
December brings the most rain and snow; July, the least. 7th wettest of 91 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia. About 142 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone 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 91 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Membertou 28B
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year.
Living with Membertou 28B’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Between the last frost, near 22 May, and the first, near 20 October, lie about 150 frost-free days.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 20 days a year.
Summer brings about 24 days when the humidex passes 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Membertou 28B’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Sydney
Sydney is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 62 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −27.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.5°C |
| Average wind | 17.2 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Ingonish Beach, 62 km |
How Membertou 28B compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Nova Scotia.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Membertou 28B’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 67–90 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Membertou 28B.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Membertou 28B Sydney | 23.4°C | −9.1°C | 1,481 mm |
| Victoria County, Subdivision A 67 km · Ingonish Beach | 23.9°C 0.5°C warmer | −8.2°C 0.9°C milder | 1,612 mm |
| Richmond County, Subdivision B 68 km · Hart Island | 20.3°C 3.1°C cooler | −6.2°C 2.9°C milder | 1,481 mm |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A 80 km · Port Hawkesbury | 23.2°C about the same | −9.9°C 0.8°C colder | 1,122 mm |
| Inverness County, Subdivision A 80 km · Cheticamp | 23.6°C about the same | −7.7°C 1.4°C milder | 1,303 mm |
Membertou 28B weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.8°C | −9.1°C | −5.0°C | 139 mm | 78 cm |
| February | −1.1°C | −9.9°C | −5.5°C | 131 mm | 68 cm |
| March | 1.8°C | −6.4°C | −2.3°C | 121 mm | 45 cm |
| April | 6.8°C | −1.7°C | 2.5°C | 120 mm | 23 cm |
| May | 13.2°C | 2.7°C | 7.9°C | 99 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 18.6°C | 7.8°C | 13.2°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.4°C | 12.9°C | 18.2°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.4°C | 13.4°C | 18.4°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 9.5°C | 14.5°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.1°C | 4.6°C | 8.9°C | 147 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 7.7°C | 0.4°C | 4.0°C | 149 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 2.6°C | −4.4°C | −0.9°C | 170 mm | 57 cm |
| Year | 10.7°C | 1.6°C | 6.2°C | 1,481 mm | 281 cm |
January varies most from one year to the next (2.0°C), November least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −25.6°C in 2001 to 23.1°C in 2012.
Where Membertou 28B’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Sydney, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Membertou 28B’s climate
How warm does Membertou 28B get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.4°C.
How cold does Membertou 28B get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to February, at about −9.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Membertou 28B get?
December is the wettest month at 170 mm and July the driest at 87 mm, for 1,481 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 97 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Membertou 28B itself?
No, the station behind them is Sydney, beyond Membertou 28B’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Membertou 28B →
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).