Summer arrives softly in New Glasgow, cooler than in 88% of Canadian towns
Nights in January average −8.9°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 32°C. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 83% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to May, when means dip under 10°C.
New Glasgow has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Caribou Point, 20 km north.
A year in New Glasgow at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about New Glasgow’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in New Glasgow feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
133 frost days and 77 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs November to April, 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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,134 mm a year
The most falls in October, the least in July. About 124 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Caribou Point normals leave out precipitation and snow; both come from Tatamagouche here, 46 km away.
About 187 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 53 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Living with New Glasgow’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest 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 wind chill below −20 is part of about 24 days a year here.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 24 a year.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers New Glasgow’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Caribou Point
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Caribou Point, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 20 km north |
| Station altitude | 2 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Tatamagouche, 46 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.6°C |
| Average wind | 19.9 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Tatamagouche, 46 km |
How New Glasgow 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
Places around New Glasgow whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to New Glasgow with figures are 47–55 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Glasgow Caribou Point | 23.1°C | −8.9°C | 1,134 mm |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision A 47 km · Collegeville | 24.5°C 1.4°C warmer | −10.4°C 1.5°C colder | 1,122 mm |
| Murray River, Part 1 50 km · Alliston | 24.3°C 1.2°C warmer | −9.7°C 0.8°C colder | 1,263 mm |
| Colchester County, Subdivision B 51 km · Debert | 25.0°C 1.9°C warmer | −12.0°C 3.1°C colder | 1,179 mm |
New Glasgow weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.3°C | −8.9°C | −5.1°C | 92 mm | 53 cm |
| February | −1.5°C | −9.2°C | −5.4°C | 75 mm | 46 cm |
| March | 1.5°C | −5.1°C | −1.8°C | 81 mm | 35 cm |
| April | 6.5°C | 0.1°C | 3.3°C | 79 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 12.8°C | 5.5°C | 9.1°C | 81 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 18.3°C | 10.9°C | 14.6°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.1°C | 15.6°C | 19.4°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 15.9°C | 19.5°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.6°C | 12.4°C | 16.0°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.6°C | 7.3°C | 10.5°C | 119 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 8.0°C | 1.8°C | 4.9°C | 118 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 2.7°C | −3.7°C | −0.5°C | 111 mm | 34 cm |
| Year | 10.5°C | 3.5°C | 7.0°C | 1,134 mm | 187 cm |
From year to year, January moves by 2.2°C, more than any month, and August least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. April spans the most, from −12.5°C (1995) to 29.1°C (2009).
Where New Glasgow’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Caribou Point, 1991–2020.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- 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 New Glasgow’s climate
How warm does New Glasgow get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.1°C.
How cold does New Glasgow get in winter?
Midwinter means February, when a typical night reaches −9.2°C.
How much rain and snow does New Glasgow get?
1,134 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is October (119 mm); the driest, July (70 mm).
Are these figures for New Glasgow itself?
No, they come from Caribou Point; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in New Glasgow itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for New Glasgow →
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).