Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPrecipitation in Crossroads tops that of 83% of Canadian towns: 1,136 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.6°C. October is the wettest month, April the driest. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 72% of Canadian towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 19–24°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Crossroads itself; the figures are those of Charlottetown (Airport), 9.8 km north-west.
A year in Crossroads at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Crossroads’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island beside it.
What a year in Crossroads feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 159 frosts and 83 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 6 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,136 mm of precipitation in a typical year
6th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island. About 135 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 285 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 73 cm. 6th 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 Crossroads
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months.
Living with Crossroads’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Between the last frost, near 17 May, and the first, near 18 October, lie about 153 frost-free days.
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 →The wind chill passes −20 on about 29 days in a normal year.
On some 25 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Crossroads’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Charlottetown (Airport)
ECCC builds the Charlottetown (Airport) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 49 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −29.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.0°C |
| Average wind | 16.4 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Elmwood, 24 km |
How Crossroads 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Crossroads whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 21–27 km from Crossroads.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Charlottetown (Airport) | 23.6°C | −11.5°C | 1,136 mm |
| West River 21 km · Elmwood | 23.7°C about the same | −11.0°C 0.5°C milder | 1,290 mm |
| Belfast 22 km · Alliston | 24.3°C 0.7°C warmer | −9.7°C 1.8°C milder | 1,263 mm |
| New Glasgow 27 km · New Glasgow | 23.9°C about the same | −11.1°C about the same | 1,252 mm |
| Morell 27 km · St. Peters/Monticello | 23.4°C about the same | −9.9°C 1.6°C milder | 1,116 mm |
Crossroads weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.0°C | −11.5°C | −7.3°C | 101 mm | 73 cm |
| February | −2.9°C | −11.6°C | −7.3°C | 85 mm | 62 cm |
| March | 1.4°C | −6.5°C | −2.6°C | 84 mm | 42 cm |
| April | 7.3°C | −1.4°C | 3.0°C | 75 mm | 21 cm |
| May | 14.2°C | 3.9°C | 9.1°C | 78 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 19.5°C | 9.6°C | 14.6°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.6°C | 14.4°C | 19.0°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.3°C | 14.1°C | 18.8°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.1°C | 10.0°C | 14.6°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.6°C | 4.6°C | 8.6°C | 122 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 6.7°C | −0.2°C | 3.2°C | 110 mm | 21 cm |
| December | 0.9°C | −6.3°C | −2.7°C | 115 mm | 63 cm |
| Year | 10.2°C | 1.6°C | 5.9°C | 1,136 mm | 285 cm |
A March here can run from −23.3°C to 24.5°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±2.4°C around −7.3°C), August the one that wanders least (±1.0°C).
Where Crossroads’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Charlottetown (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months 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: 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 Crossroads’s climate
How warm does Crossroads get in summer?
Highs reach 23.6°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Crossroads get in winter?
In February, the coldest month, the typical low is −11.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Crossroads get?
Count on roughly 1,136 mm a year, heaviest in October (122 mm) and lightest in April (75 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 113 days a year.
Are these figures for Crossroads itself?
They are the closest available: the normals for Charlottetown (Airport), since Crossroads has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Crossroads →
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).