Summers in New Carlisle are cooler than in 94% of Canadian towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −14.2°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in October and least in February. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 80% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 175 days a year at 0°C or below.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s New Carlisle location, 5.3 km east.
A year in New Carlisle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about New Carlisle’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in New Carlisle feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
175 frost days and 70 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 12 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,095 mm of rain and snow a year
About 133 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
About 343 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 84 cm in February, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
New Carlisle publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Bas Caraquet, 45 km away.
Heating a home in New Carlisle
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 72% of Canadian towns.
Living with New Carlisle’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Expect around 45 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 16 a year.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; New Carlisle’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: New Carlisle
New Carlisle is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 5.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 45 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Bas Caraquet, 45 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.1°C |
| Average wind | 12.4 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Bas Caraquet, 45 km |
How New Carlisle compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around New Carlisle whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to New Carlisle with figures are 35–42 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Carlisle | 22.7°C | −14.2°C | 1,095 mm |
| Bertrand 35 km · Bas Caraquet | 23.6°C 0.9°C warmer | −12.7°C 1.5°C milder | 984 mm |
| Petit-Rocher 38 km · Bathurst | 25.1°C 2.4°C warmer | −16.0°C 1.8°C colder | 1,118 mm |
| New Richmond 42 km · Charlo | 23.8°C 1.1°C warmer | −16.2°C 2.0°C colder | 1,011 mm |
New Carlisle 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 | −5.8°C | −14.2°C | −10.1°C | 83 mm | 72 cm |
| February | −4.9°C | −13.8°C | −9.4°C | 71 mm | 84 cm |
| March | 0.1°C | −8.7°C | −4.3°C | 92 mm | 61 cm |
| April | 6.1°C | −2.2°C | 2.0°C | 73 mm | 26 cm |
| May | 13.3°C | 3.3°C | 8.3°C | 90 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 19.1°C | 8.7°C | 13.9°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 22.7°C | 12.8°C | 17.8°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.2°C | 12.4°C | 17.3°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.8°C | 8.0°C | 12.9°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 10.8°C | 2.9°C | 6.9°C | 117 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4.2°C | −2.4°C | 0.9°C | 101 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −1.9°C | −8.9°C | −5.4°C | 106 mm | 77 cm |
| Year | 8.6°C | −0.2°C | 4.2°C | 1,095 mm | 343 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.5°C; August the least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −25.0°C in 1992 to 18.0°C in 2012.
Where New Carlisle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, New Carlisle: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- 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, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about New Carlisle’s climate
How warm does New Carlisle get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 22.7°C.
How cold does New Carlisle get in winter?
January nights average −14.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does New Carlisle get?
Count on roughly 1,095 mm a year, heaviest in October (117 mm) and lightest in February (71 mm).
Are these figures for New Carlisle itself?
Nearly: New Carlisle, the location behind them, sits just beyond New Carlisle’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for New Carlisle →
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).