Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAfternoon heat in Pictou County, Subdivision C trails that of 88% of Canadian towns
Midwinter brings lows of about −8.9°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 32°C apart. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 83% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from November to May, the months that average under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Pictou County, Subdivision C has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Caribou Point, 23 km north, instead.
A year in Pictou County, Subdivision C at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pictou 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 Pictou County, Subdivision C 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
About 1,122 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in October, the least in April. 82nd wettest of 90 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia. About 133 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 Collegeville here, 44 km away.
Snowfall: about 162 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 44 cm in February, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Living with Pictou County, Subdivision C’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 24 days a year here.
About 24 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Pictou County, Subdivision C’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Caribou Point
Caribou Point is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 23 km north |
| Station altitude | 2 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Collegeville, 44 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 | Collegeville, 44 km |
How Pictou County, Subdivision C 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 Pictou County, Subdivision C’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Pictou County, Subdivision C with figures are 41–59 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pictou County, Subdivision C Caribou Point | 23.1°C | −8.9°C | 1,122 mm |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision A 41 km · Collegeville | 24.5°C 1.4°C warmer | −10.4°C 1.5°C colder | 1,122 mm |
| Murray River, Part 1 52 km · Alliston | 24.3°C 1.2°C warmer | −9.7°C 0.8°C colder | 1,263 mm |
| Colchester County, Subdivision B 57 km · Debert | 25.0°C 1.9°C warmer | −12.0°C 3.1°C colder | 1,179 mm |
Pictou County, Subdivision C weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.3°C | −8.9°C | −5.1°C | 81 mm | 35 cm |
| February | −1.5°C | −9.2°C | −5.4°C | 83 mm | 44 cm |
| March | 1.5°C | −5.1°C | −1.8°C | 83 mm | 27 cm |
| April | 6.5°C | 0.1°C | 3.3°C | 60 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 12.8°C | 5.5°C | 9.1°C | 78 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 18.3°C | 10.9°C | 14.6°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.1°C | 15.6°C | 19.4°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 15.9°C | 19.5°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.6°C | 12.4°C | 16.0°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.6°C | 7.3°C | 10.5°C | 134 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 8.0°C | 1.8°C | 4.9°C | 130 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 2.7°C | −3.7°C | −0.5°C | 105 mm | 38 cm |
| Year | 10.5°C | 3.5°C | 7.0°C | 1,122 mm | 162 cm |
From −12.5°C to 29.1°C: April’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 2.2°C around −5.1°C) and August least (1.0°C).
Where Pictou County, Subdivision C’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Caribou Point from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- 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: 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 Pictou County, Subdivision C’s climate
How warm does Pictou County, Subdivision C get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 23.1°C.
How cold does Pictou County, Subdivision C get in winter?
Midwinter means February, when a typical night reaches −9.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Pictou County, Subdivision C get?
Around 1,122 mm a year in all, from 134 mm in October down to 60 mm in April.
Are these figures for Pictou County, Subdivision C itself?
Not quite: they come from Caribou Point, the closest ECCC normals location to Pictou County, Subdivision C.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pictou County, Subdivision C →
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