Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSummer arrives softly in Richmond County, Subdivision A, cooler than in 87% of Canadian towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −9.9°C on average. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 83% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 34°C. About 133 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
ECCC publishes no normals for Richmond County, Subdivision A itself; the figures are those of Port Hawkesbury, 31 km west.
A year in Richmond County, Subdivision A at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Richmond County, Subdivision A’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Richmond County, Subdivision A feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
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.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Port Hawkesbury normals leave out precipitation and snow; both come from Collegeville here, 83 km away.
About 162 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 44 cm in February, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Living with Richmond County, Subdivision A’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Richmond County, Subdivision A’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Port Hawkesbury
Port Hawkesbury is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 31 km west |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Completeness | at least 15 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Collegeville, 83 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −28.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Hart Island, 34 km |
How Richmond County, Subdivision A 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 Richmond County, Subdivision A’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision A Port Hawkesbury | 23.2°C | −9.9°C | 1,122 mm |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C 15 km · Hart Island | 20.3°C 2.9°C cooler | −6.2°C 3.7°C milder | 1,122 mm |
Richmond County, Subdivision A 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 | −1.8°C | −9.9°C | −5.8°C | 81 mm | 35 cm |
| February | −2.1°C | −10.7°C | −6.5°C | 83 mm | 44 cm |
| March | 1.5°C | −6.9°C | −2.5°C | 83 mm | 27 cm |
| April | 6.8°C | −1.5°C | 2.7°C | 60 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 13.4°C | 3.0°C | 8.2°C | 78 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 18.9°C | 8.2°C | 13.6°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.2°C | 13.0°C | 18.1°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.5°C | 13.5°C | 18.6°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.6°C | 9.8°C | 14.7°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.2°C | 5.0°C | 9.1°C | 134 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.5°C | 0.4°C | 4.0°C | 130 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 2.2°C | −4.4°C | −1.1°C | 105 mm | 38 cm |
| Year | 10.5°C | 1.6°C | 6.1°C | 1,122 mm | 162 cm |
A March here can run from −22.5°C to 23.7°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 (±2.0°C around −6.5°C), August the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).
Where Richmond County, Subdivision A’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Port Hawkesbury, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Richmond County, Subdivision A’s climate
How warm does Richmond County, Subdivision A get in summer?
A normal August afternoon tops out at about 23.5°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Richmond County, Subdivision A get in winter?
Of all twelve months, February has the coldest nights, about −10.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Richmond County, Subdivision A get?
Precipitation totals 1,122 mm a year, with October the wettest month (134 mm) and April the driest (60 mm).
Are these figures for Richmond County, Subdivision A itself?
Not exactly. Richmond County, Subdivision A lacks a normals station, so Port Hawkesbury supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Richmond County, Subdivision A →
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