Wet weather: 1,136 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Stratford, more than on 83% of Canadian towns
Expect July afternoons of about 23.6°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 72% of Canadian towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 35°C. Homes need heating from October to May, the months averaging under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Stratford has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Charlottetown (Airport), 8.4 km north, instead.
A year in Stratford at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Stratford’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island beside it.
What a year in Stratford feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
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
About 1,136 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in October, the least in April. 6th wettest of 12 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island. On about 135 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
285 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 73 cm. 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 Stratford
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year.
Living with Stratford’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 17 May until frost returns near 18 October: about 153 days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 29 days with a wind chill below −20.
About 25 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Stratford’s.
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 | 8.4 km north |
| 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, 19 km |
How Stratford compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used on Prince Edward Island.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Stratford’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Stratford with figures are 15–29 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Charlottetown (Airport) | 23.6°C | −11.5°C | 1,136 mm |
| West River 15 km · Elmwood | 23.7°C about the same | −11.0°C 0.5°C milder | 1,290 mm |
| Belfast 24 km · Alliston | 24.3°C 0.7°C warmer | −9.7°C 1.8°C milder | 1,263 mm |
| New Glasgow 25 km · New Glasgow | 23.9°C about the same | −11.1°C about the same | 1,252 mm |
Stratford 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 |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 2.4°C of normal, against the steadier August
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −23.3°C in 2001 and a high of 24.5°C in 2012.
Where Stratford’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Charlottetown (Airport), its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 Stratford’s climate
How warm does Stratford get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.6°C on a typical day.
How cold does Stratford get in winter?
Overnight lows average −11.6°C in February, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Stratford get?
Rain and snow add up to about 1,136 mm of water a year; October brings the most (122 mm), April the least (75 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 113 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Stratford itself?
No: Stratford has no normals location, so the figures come from Charlottetown (Airport), the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Stratford →
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).