Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPrecipitation in New Glasgow tops that of 92% of Canadian towns: 1,252 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −11.1°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 70% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 35°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Have the furnace checked before October to May, the months that average under 10°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at New Glasgow, 4.5 km north-west.
A year in New Glasgow at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about New Glasgow’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island beside it.
What a year in New Glasgow feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 158 frosts and 83 warm days a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 7 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
1,252 mm of precipitation in a typical year
December brings the most rain and snow; July, the least. 3rd wettest of 12 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island. About 156 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 292 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from November to May, most of all in January (about 67 cm). 2nd 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 New Glasgow
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing.
Living with New Glasgow’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest 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 →Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; New Glasgow’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: New Glasgow
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for New Glasgow, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 4.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 6 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Elmwood, 15 km |
How New Glasgow 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on New Glasgow’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Glasgow | 23.9°C | −11.1°C | 1,252 mm |
| Miltonvale Park 9.7 km · Charlottetown (Airport) | 23.6°C about the same | −11.5°C about the same | 1,136 mm |
| Kingston 13 km · Elmwood | 23.7°C about the same | −11.0°C about the same | 1,290 mm |
| New London 19 km · New Glasgow | 23.9°C about the same | −11.1°C about the same | 1,252 mm |
New Glasgow 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 | −2.7°C | −11.1°C | −6.9°C | 111 mm | 67 cm |
| February | −2.5°C | −11.3°C | −6.9°C | 91 mm | 65 cm |
| March | 1.4°C | −6.4°C | −2.5°C | 94 mm | 50 cm |
| April | 7.3°C | −0.6°C | 3.4°C | 86 mm | 24 cm |
| May | 14.1°C | 4.6°C | 9.4°C | 90 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 19.6°C | 10.0°C | 14.8°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.9°C | 14.7°C | 19.3°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.6°C | 14.2°C | 18.9°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 10.5°C | 14.9°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.9°C | 5.0°C | 9.0°C | 135 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.8°C | 0.1°C | 3.5°C | 130 mm | 19 cm |
| December | 1.2°C | −5.7°C | −2.3°C | 138 mm | 66 cm |
| Year | 10.4°C | 2.0°C | 6.2°C | 1,252 mm | 292 cm |
From −27.0°C to 25.0°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 2.3°C from −6.9°C. August moves least, typically by 1.0°C.
Where New Glasgow’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, New Glasgow, 1991–2020.
- 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: 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 New Glasgow’s climate
How warm does New Glasgow get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.9°C.
How cold does New Glasgow get in winter?
Of all twelve months, February has the coldest nights, about −11.3°C.
How much rain and snow does New Glasgow get?
Around 1,252 mm a year in all, from 138 mm in December down to 75 mm in July.
Are these figures for New Glasgow itself?
Yes: ECCC’s normals station is inside New Glasgow itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for New Glasgow →
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).