Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPrecipitation in Murray River, Part 1 tops that of 92% of Canadian towns: 1,263 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −9.7°C. The wettest month is October; the driest is March. Its January nights stay gentler than in 71% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 141 times a year.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Alliston (3.1 km north).
A year in Murray River, Part 1 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Murray 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 Murray River, Part 1 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 147 days, 20°C on 90
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,263 mm of rain and snow a year
2nd wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 248 cm in a normal year
From November to April snow is likely; February is the peak, at about 68 cm. 12th 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 Murray River, Part 1
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. A house here needs less heating than 67% of Canadian towns.
Living with Murray River, Part 1’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Plant out after about 9 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 30 October, leaving roughly 173 days without frost.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Murray River, Part 1’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Alliston
Alliston is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 3.1 km north |
| Station altitude | 61 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −26.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Caribou Point, 31 km |
How Murray River, Part 1 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 Murray River, Part 1 whose figures come from another normals location. Murray River, Part 1 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 30–42 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray River, Part 1 Alliston | 24.3°C | −9.7°C | 1,263 mm |
| Vernon River 30 km · Charlottetown (Airport) | 23.6°C 0.7°C cooler | −11.5°C 1.8°C colder | 1,136 mm |
| Morell 41 km · St. Peters/Monticello | 23.4°C 0.9°C cooler | −9.9°C about the same | 1,116 mm |
| Pictou 42 km · Caribou Point | 23.1°C 1.2°C cooler | −8.9°C 0.8°C milder | 1,134 mm |
Murray River, Part 1 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.0°C | −9.7°C | −5.8°C | 94 mm | 60 cm |
| February | −1.8°C | −9.8°C | −5.8°C | 98 mm | 68 cm |
| March | 2.0°C | −5.6°C | −1.8°C | 86 mm | 42 cm |
| April | 7.8°C | −0.3°C | 3.8°C | 92 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 14.9°C | 5.1°C | 10.0°C | 89 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 20.0°C | 10.4°C | 15.2°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.3°C | 15.2°C | 19.8°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.0°C | 15.1°C | 19.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.8°C | 11.5°C | 15.7°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.3°C | 6.3°C | 9.8°C | 134 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 7.4°C | 1.1°C | 4.2°C | 124 mm | 14 cm |
| December | 1.8°C | −4.7°C | −1.5°C | 131 mm | 50 cm |
| Year | 11.0°C | 2.9°C | 6.9°C | 1,263 mm | 248 cm |
In March, anything from −21.0°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 (±2.2°C around −5.8°C), July the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).
Where Murray River, Part 1’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Alliston, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Murray River, Part 1’s climate
How warm does Murray River, Part 1 get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 24.3°C.
How cold does Murray River, Part 1 get in winter?
The coldest nights come in February, averaging −9.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Murray River, Part 1 get?
Precipitation totals 1,263 mm a year, with October the wettest month (134 mm) and March the driest (86 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 100 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Murray River, Part 1 itself?
Yes, measured at Alliston, which sits inside Murray River, Part 1’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Murray 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).