More rain and snow fall on East River, Part 1 than on 83% of Canadian towns: 1,136 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −11.5°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 72% of Canadian towns. October is the wettest month, April the driest. The heating season runs October to May: each of those months averages under 10°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to East River, Part 1 is Charlottetown (Airport), 17 km west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in East River, Part 1 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about East River, 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 East River, Part 1 feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
159 frost days and 83 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 6 nights a year drop under −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 12 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
285 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 73 cm in January, the snowiest month. 6th snowiest of 12 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 East River, Part 1
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year.
Living with East River, Part 1’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 17 May to about 18 October, some 153 days in a normal year.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 29 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Summer brings about 25 days when the humidex passes 30.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see East River, Part 1’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 | 17 km 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, 33 km |
How East River, 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
Places around East River, Part 1 whose figures come from another normals location. East River, Part 1 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 16–27 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| East River, Part 1 Charlottetown (Airport) | 23.6°C | −11.5°C | 1,136 mm |
| Morell 16 km · St. Peters/Monticello | 23.4°C about the same | −9.9°C 1.6°C milder | 1,116 mm |
| Three Rivers 27 km · Alliston | 24.3°C 0.7°C warmer | −9.7°C 1.8°C milder | 1,263 mm |
East River, 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 | −11.5°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 |
March: −23.3°C at its coldest, 24.5°C at its warmest
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 2.4°C around its normal of −7.3°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where East River, Part 1’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Charlottetown (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about East River, Part 1’s climate
How warm does East River, Part 1 get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.6°C.
How cold does East River, Part 1 get in winter?
In February, the coldest month, the typical low is −11.6°C.
How much rain and snow does East River, Part 1 get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,136 mm: 122 mm in October, the wettest month, and 75 mm in April, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 113 days a year.
Are these figures for East River, Part 1 itself?
Not exactly. East River, Part 1 lacks a normals station, so Charlottetown (Airport) supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for East River, 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).