Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPrecipitation in Vernon River tops that of 83% of Canadian towns: 1,136 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.6°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 72% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 35°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Frost comes on about 159 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Vernon River is Charlottetown (Airport), 21 km west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Vernon River at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Vernon River’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island beside it.
What a year in Vernon River feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 159 days, 20°C on 83
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 6 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,136 mm a year
October is the wettest month and April the driest. 6th wettest of 12 towns of 2,500+ on Prince Edward Island. About 135 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
285 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 73 cm in January, the snowiest month. 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 Vernon River
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C.
Living with Vernon River’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Gardens get from about 17 May to 18 October without frost, around 153 days in all.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 29 days a year here.
Summer brings about 25 days when the humidex passes 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Vernon River’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Charlottetown (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Charlottetown (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 21 km west |
| 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 | Alliston, 27 km |
How Vernon River 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 Vernon River’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 17–30 km from Vernon River.
Vernon River 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 |
March: −23.3°C at its coldest, 24.5°C at its warmest
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 2.4°C from −7.3°C. August moves least, typically by 1.0°C.
Where Vernon River’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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Vernon River’s climate
How warm does Vernon River get in summer?
Expect highs near 23.6°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Vernon River get in winter?
A typical February night falls to −11.6°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Vernon River get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,136 mm: 122 mm in October, the wettest month, and 75 mm in April, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 113 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Vernon River itself?
No, the station behind them is Charlottetown (Airport), beyond Vernon River’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Vernon River →
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).