Few Canadian towns get more rain and snow than Victoria County, Subdivision B: 1,481 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 23.4°C. Of all months, December brings the most precipitation and July the least. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 87% of Canadian towns. Windshields need scraping on about 159 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
The nearest ECCC normals location is Sydney, 55 km east: at that distance its figures describe the region more than Victoria County, Subdivision B itself.
A year in Victoria County, Subdivision B at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Victoria County, Subdivision B’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Victoria County, Subdivision B feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,481 mm a year
7th wettest of 90 towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia. Some 142 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow 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 90 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 Victoria County, Subdivision B
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C.
Living with Victoria County, Subdivision B’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Frost usually lets go around 22 May and returns near 20 October, about 150 days apart.
Plan time outside for 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 20 days a year here.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 24 days a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Victoria County, Subdivision B’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Sydney
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Sydney are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 55 km 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 | Cheticamp, 63 km |
How Victoria County, Subdivision B compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Nova Scotia.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Victoria County, Subdivision B’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 51–62 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Victoria County, Subdivision B.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria County, Subdivision B Sydney | 23.4°C | −9.1°C | 1,481 mm |
| Inverness County, Subdivision A 51 km · Cheticamp | 23.6°C about the same | −7.7°C 1.4°C milder | 1,303 mm |
| Inverness 52 km · Port Hawkesbury | 23.2°C about the same | −9.9°C 0.8°C colder | 1,303 mm |
| Richmond County, Subdivision B 52 km · Hart Island | 20.3°C 3.1°C cooler | −6.2°C 2.9°C milder | 1,481 mm |
Victoria County, Subdivision B 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
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −25.6°C (2001) to 23.1°C (2012).
Where Victoria County, Subdivision B’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Sydney, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Victoria County, Subdivision B’s climate
How warm does Victoria County, Subdivision B get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.4°C on a typical day.
How cold does Victoria County, Subdivision B get in winter?
On a normal February night the air drops to −9.9°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Victoria County, Subdivision B get?
A normal year brings 1,481 mm, snow included as water: December is wettest at 170 mm, July driest at 87 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 97 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Victoria County, Subdivision B itself?
They are the figures for Sydney, which read better as the region’s climate than Victoria County, Subdivision B’s own.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Victoria County, Subdivision B →
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).