Summers in Alberton are cooler than in 93% of Canadian towns
January mornings start at about −9.4°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 71% of Canadian towns. Some 33°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. The furnace earns its keep from October to May, the months that average under 10°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Alberton is North Cape, 30 km north, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Alberton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Alberton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island beside it.
What a year in Alberton feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 1,002 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in October, the least in February. 12th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island. About 120 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s North Cape normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Bouctouche, 64 km away.
292 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to May, with about 67 cm in January, the snowiest month. 2nd snowiest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: New Glasgow, 74 km away (North Cape records no complete year of it).
Living with Alberton’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Count on some 32 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Summer brings about 22 days when the humidex passes 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Alberton’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: North Cape
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for North Cape, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 30 km north |
| Station altitude | 8 m |
| Completeness | at least 15 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Bouctouche, 64 km |
| Snowfall from | New Glasgow, 74 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.0°C |
| Average wind | 24.7 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Summerside, 46 km |
How Alberton compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used on Prince Edward Island.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Alberton’s would only repeat its figures.
Alberton 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 | −3.4°C | −9.4°C | −6.7°C | 72 mm | 67 cm |
| February | −3.7°C | −10.3°C | −7.0°C | 59 mm | 65 cm |
| March | −0.3°C | −6.4°C | −3.3°C | 79 mm | 50 cm |
| April | 5.3°C | −0.6°C | 2.4°C | 69 mm | 24 cm |
| May | 11.5°C | 4.9°C | 8.2°C | 93 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 17.5°C | 10.7°C | 14.2°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 22.8°C | 15.8°C | 19.3°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.5°C | 16.2°C | 19.4°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.4°C | 12.5°C | 15.5°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.2°C | 7.5°C | 9.9°C | 106 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.4°C | 1.4°C | 3.9°C | 92 mm | 19 cm |
| December | 1.1°C | −4.1°C | −1.5°C | 86 mm | 66 cm |
| Year | 9.2°C | 3.2°C | 6.2°C | 1,002 mm | 292 cm |
January has run from −24.7°C to 14.1°C in thirty years
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 2.4°C from −6.7°C. September moves least, typically by 0.9°C.
Where Alberton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at North Cape (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Alberton’s climate
How warm does Alberton get in summer?
Highs reach 22.8°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Alberton get in winter?
February nights average −10.3°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Alberton get?
The year adds up to 1,002 mm. October is the peak month (106 mm) and February the low one (59 mm).
Are these figures for Alberton itself?
Not directly: Alberton has no ECCC normals of its own, and North Cape stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Alberton →
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).