O'Leary, #1 on this list · Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (Public domain)

Prince Edward Island · 2026

Driest towns in Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown, in the middle of the list, comes in at 1,136 mm. Bottom of the list: West River, with 1,290 mm. On the national list, O'Leary is #1,761 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds no place from Prince Edward Island. Leading Prince Edward Island on this list is O'Leary, at 1,002 mm. The places after the leader belong to North Shore (1,136 mm) and Cornwall (1,136 mm).

Rain and snow a year (total precipitation), 1991–2020 normals How grades work

O'Leary

Prince Edward Island · 2,878 people

1,002 mm Precipitation a year

Overall –

Strongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

North Shore

Prince Edward Island · 2,994 people

1,136 mm Precipitation a year

Overall A⁻·#440 of 2,556

Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C⁻

Cornwall

Prince Edward Island · 7,920 people

1,136 mm Precipitation a year

Overall B⁺·#652 of 2,556

Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

All 12, ranked on Prince Edward Island

Best first on Prince Edward Island; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.

Every Prince Edward Island list

#TownPrecipitation a yearCanada rankWhat drives it

1O'Leary2,878 people1,002 mm#1,761 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

2North Shore2,994 people1,136 mm#2,159 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C⁻

3Cornwall7,920 people1,136 mm#2,160 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

4Stratford13,152 people1,136 mm#2,161 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A⁺, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

5East River, Part 12,657 people1,136 mm#2,162 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability D

6Vernon River2,779 people1,136 mm#2,163 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

7Charlottetown48,118 people1,136 mm#2,164 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D

8New Glasgow5,502 people1,252 mm#2,376 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

9Summerside19,006 people1,252 mm#2,377 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

10Kensington, Part 13,357 people1,252 mm#2,378 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

11Three Rivers9,322 people1,263 mm#2,382 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income D

12West River4,155 people1,290 mm#2,395 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

Rankings

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Photos: O'Leary, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · North Shore, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Cornwall, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

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).