Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWet weather: 1,290 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Crapaud, Part 1, more than on 93% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.7°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 71% of Canadian towns. Of all months, December brings the most precipitation and July the least. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 19–24°C.
Borrowed figures: Crapaud, Part 1 has no normals station, so these come from Elmwood, 11 km east.
A year in Crapaud, Part 1 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Crapaud, Part 1’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island beside it.
What a year in Crapaud, Part 1 feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 157 days, 20°C on 86
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 5 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,290 mm of rain and snow a year
The wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island. About 139 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
313 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 74 cm. The snowiest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Crapaud, Part 1
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together.
Living with Crapaud, Part 1’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Crapaud, Part 1’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Elmwood
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Elmwood.
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 67 m |
| Completeness | at least 15 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −29.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | New Glasgow, 19 km |
How Crapaud, Part 1 compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations on Prince Edward Island.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Crapaud, Part 1’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crapaud, Part 1 Elmwood | 23.7°C | −11.0°C | 1,290 mm |
| Kingston 13 km · Elmwood | 23.7°C about the same | −11.0°C about the same | 1,290 mm |
| Kinkora 16 km · Summerside | 24.1°C about the same | −11.3°C about the same | 1,252 mm |
| New Glasgow 19 km · New Glasgow | 23.9°C about the same | −11.1°C about the same | 1,252 mm |
Crapaud, Part 1 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 | −3.0°C | −11.0°C | −7.0°C | 109 mm | 74 cm |
| February | −2.7°C | −10.8°C | −6.8°C | 103 mm | 70 cm |
| March | 1.4°C | −6.1°C | −2.3°C | 102 mm | 52 cm |
| April | 7.5°C | −0.5°C | 3.5°C | 99 mm | 25 cm |
| May | 14.6°C | 4.6°C | 9.7°C | 96 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 19.8°C | 10.1°C | 15.0°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.7°C | 14.7°C | 19.2°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.3°C | 14.3°C | 18.9°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 10.5°C | 15.0°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.6°C | 5.2°C | 8.9°C | 122 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 6.7°C | 0.1°C | 3.4°C | 119 mm | 21 cm |
| December | 1.1°C | −5.6°C | −2.3°C | 143 mm | 66 cm |
| Year | 10.4°C | 2.1°C | 6.3°C | 1,290 mm | 313 cm |
January varies most from one year to the next (2.4°C), August least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −24.0°C (1997) to 23.5°C (2012).
Where Crapaud, Part 1’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Elmwood (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- 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 Crapaud, Part 1’s climate
How warm does Crapaud, Part 1 get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 23.7°C.
How cold does Crapaud, Part 1 get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −11.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Crapaud, Part 1 get?
Precipitation totals 1,290 mm a year, with December the wettest month (143 mm) and July the driest (89 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 116 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Crapaud, Part 1 itself?
No, the station behind them is Elmwood, beyond Crapaud, Part 1’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Crapaud, Part 1 →
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).