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Climate in Central Prince · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Central Prince is wetter than 92% of Canadian towns: 1,252 mm of rain and snow a year

In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.1°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 70% of Canadian towns. December is the wettest month, July the driest. The outdoor season runs from June to September, with highs of 19–24°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 70% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 62% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 92% of Canadian towns

Central Prince has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Summerside, 22 km south-east.

July high

24.1°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−11.3°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,252 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

292 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

153

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Central Prince at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−3°C−11°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−3°C−11°C

Mar1°C−7°C

Apr7°C−1°C

May14°C5°C

Jun20°C10°C

Jul24°C15°CWarmest

Aug24°C15°C

Sep19°C10°C

Oct13°C5°C

Nov now7°C0°C

Dec1°C−6°CWettest

What stands out about Central Prince’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island beside it.

Snowier than 92% of Canadian townsAbout 292 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January. 2nd snowiest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island.Wetter than 92% of Canadian townsAbout 1,252 mm of rain and melted snow a year; December is the wettest month and July the driest. 3rd wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island.A narrower year than 77% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 35.4°C.

A normal year

What a year in Central Prince feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−2°C / −10°C

339 mm, with 198 cm of snow

Spring

8°C / −1°C

270 mm, with 75 cm of snow

Summer

23°C / 13°C

262 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

13°C / 5°C

381 mm, with 20 cm of snow: the wettest season

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Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

153 frost days and 87 days above 20°C a year

The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 6 nights a year.

153

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 56% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

About 1,252 mm of rain and snow a year

3rd wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island. Some 156 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

1,252 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 92% of Canadian towns

961 mm

Of it as rain alone (77%)

138 mm

December, the wettest month

75 mm

July, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

138 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

134 mm

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Precipitation and snowfall: New Glasgow, 56 km away (Summerside records no complete year of either).

Snow

Snowfall: about 292 cm in a normal year

The snow season runs November to May; January brings the most, about 67 cm. 2nd snowiest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island.

292 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 92% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

67 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Central Prince

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.

4,425 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,824 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year.

Living here

Living with Central Prince’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Plan for about 29 days a year with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

On some 28 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.

Storms and extremes

A typical year is calm by definition; Central Prince’s hazards page covers the exceptions.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Summerside

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Summerside are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	22 km south-east
Station altitude	12 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	New Glasgow, 56 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−28.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	33.7°C
Average wind	18.8 km/h on average, most often from the south
Next-nearest location	North Cape, 53 km

Compared with other towns

How Central Prince 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 on Prince Edward Island.

July afternoons24.1°C

Central PrinceMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 70% of Canadian towns2nd warmest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island

January nights−11.3°C

Central PrinceMedian Canadian town

−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C0°C

Milder than 62% of Canadian towns4th mildest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island

Rain and snow a year1,252 mm

Central PrinceMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 92% of Canadian towns3rd wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island

Snowfall a year292 cm

Central PrinceMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 92% of Canadian towns2nd snowiest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Central Prince’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Central Prince with figures are 25–43 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Central Prince Summerside	24.1°C	−11.3°C	1,252 mm
Alberton 25 km · North Cape	22.8°C 1.3°C cooler	−9.4°C 1.9°C milder	1,002 mm
New London 41 km · New Glasgow	23.9°C about the same	−11.1°C about the same	1,252 mm

Month by month

Central Prince weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−2.9°C	−11.3°C	−7.1°C	111 mm	67 cm
February	−2.6°C	−11.3°C	−7.0°C	91 mm	65 cm
March	1.2°C	−6.6°C	−2.7°C	94 mm	50 cm
April	7.3°C	−0.8°C	3.3°C	86 mm	24 cm
May	14.3°C	4.9°C	9.6°C	90 mm	2 cm
June	19.7°C	10.4°C	15.1°C	98 mm	0 cm
July	24.1°C	15.0°C	19.6°C	75 mm	0 cm
August	23.8°C	14.5°C	19.2°C	88 mm	0 cm
September	19.4°C	10.4°C	14.9°C	117 mm	0 cm
October	13.0°C	5.2°C	9.1°C	135 mm	1 cm
November	6.7°C	−0.1°C	3.3°C	130 mm	19 cm
December	0.9°C	−6.0°C	−2.5°C	138 mm	66 cm
Year	10.4°C	2.0°C	6.2°C	1,252 mm	292 cm

Year to year

From year to year, February moves by 2.1°C, more than any month, and July least

Over 1991–2020, March saw both −23.0°C (2008) and 25.2°C (2012), the widest span of any month.

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Sources

Where Central Prince’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Summerside, 1991–2020.
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: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Central Prince’s climate

How warm does Central Prince get in summer?

The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 24.1°C.

How cold does Central Prince get in winter?

Deep winter means January, when nights average −11.3°C.

How much rain and snow does Central Prince get?

1,252 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is December (138 mm); the driest, July (75 mm).

Are these figures for Central Prince itself?

No, the station behind them is Summerside, beyond Central Prince’s boundary.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Central Prince →

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).