Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAfternoon heat in Tignish trails that of 93% of Canadian towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −9.4°C on average. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 91% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 33°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 18–23°C.
Borrowed figures: Tignish has no normals station, so these come from North Cape, 9.4 km north.
A year in Tignish at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Tignish’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island beside it.
What a year in Tignish feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
1,240 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in October, the least in August. 6th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island. On about 121 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Precipitation: Kouchibougauac, 77 km away (North Cape records no complete year of it).
Snowfall: about 292 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from November to May, with about 67 cm in January, the snowiest month. 2nd snowiest of 13 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: New Glasgow, 82 km away (North Cape records no complete year of it).
Living with Tignish’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Roughly 32 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
On some 22 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Tignish’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: North Cape
North Cape is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 9.4 km north |
| Station altitude | 8 m |
| Completeness | at least 15 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Kouchibougauac, 77 km |
| Snowfall from | New Glasgow, 82 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.0°C |
| Average wind | 24.7 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Summerside, 62 km |
How Tignish 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 Tignish’s would only repeat its figures. The one place listed is 33 km from Tignish, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tignish North Cape | 22.8°C | −9.4°C | 1,240 mm |
| O'Leary 33 km · Summerside | 24.1°C 1.3°C warmer | −11.3°C 1.9°C colder | 1,002 mm |
Tignish weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.4°C | −9.4°C | −6.7°C | 116 mm | 67 cm |
| February | −3.7°C | −10.3°C | −7.0°C | 90 mm | 65 cm |
| March | −0.3°C | −6.4°C | −3.3°C | 116 mm | 50 cm |
| April | 5.3°C | −0.6°C | 2.4°C | 96 mm | 24 cm |
| May | 11.5°C | 4.9°C | 8.2°C | 89 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 17.5°C | 10.7°C | 14.2°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 22.8°C | 15.8°C | 19.3°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.5°C | 16.2°C | 19.4°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.4°C | 12.5°C | 15.5°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.2°C | 7.5°C | 9.9°C | 133 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.4°C | 1.4°C | 3.9°C | 109 mm | 19 cm |
| December | 1.1°C | −4.1°C | −1.5°C | 124 mm | 66 cm |
| Year | 9.2°C | 3.2°C | 6.2°C | 1,240 mm | 292 cm |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 2.4°C; the steadiest, September
Over 1991–2020, January saw both −24.7°C (2004) and 14.1°C (2013), the widest span of any month.
Where Tignish’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for North Cape, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 Tignish’s climate
How warm does Tignish get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 22.8°C.
How cold does Tignish get in winter?
In February, the coldest month, the typical low is −10.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Tignish get?
Precipitation totals 1,240 mm a year, with October the wettest month (133 mm) and August the driest (83 mm).
Are these figures for Tignish itself?
Not directly: Tignish has no ECCC normals of its own, and North Cape stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Tignish →
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).