Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.0New Richmond is among the snowiest of Canadian towns: about 337 cm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 23.8°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 40°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 77% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 130 times a year.
ECCC publishes no normals for New Richmond itself; the figures are those of Charlo, 43 km south-west.
A year in New Richmond at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about New Richmond’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in New Richmond feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
182 frost days and 82 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 23 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,011 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
337 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 71 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Charlo publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Bathurst, 62 km away.
Heating a home in New Richmond
88% 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. That means homes here need more heating than 81% of Canadian towns.
Living with New Richmond’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 135 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 18 May to a first of 1 October.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 56 days a year.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 21 days a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see New Richmond’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Charlo
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Charlo are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 43 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 40 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Bathurst, 62 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.7°C |
| Average wind | 13.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | New Carlisle, 46 km |
How New Richmond compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on New Richmond’s own would show the same figures). New Richmond has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–45 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Richmond Charlo | 23.8°C | −16.2°C | 1,011 mm |
| Caplan 15 km · New Carlisle | 22.7°C 1.1°C cooler | −14.2°C 2.0°C milder | 1,095 mm |
| Petit-Rocher 45 km · Bathurst | 25.1°C 1.3°C warmer | −16.0°C about the same | 1,118 mm |
New Richmond 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 | −7.0°C | −16.2°C | −11.7°C | 71 mm | 71 cm |
| February | −5.5°C | −15.6°C | −10.6°C | 65 mm | 69 cm |
| March | 0.0°C | −9.8°C | −4.9°C | 79 mm | 68 cm |
| April | 6.5°C | −2.5°C | 2.0°C | 69 mm | 30 cm |
| May | 14.8°C | 3.4°C | 9.2°C | 92 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 20.5°C | 9.2°C | 14.8°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.8°C | 13.0°C | 18.4°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.2°C | 12.1°C | 17.7°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.2°C | 7.3°C | 12.8°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 10.7°C | 2.1°C | 6.4°C | 94 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 3.5°C | −3.6°C | −0.1°C | 87 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −3.0°C | −10.6°C | −6.8°C | 76 mm | 68 cm |
| Year | 8.8°C | −0.9°C | 3.9°C | 1,011 mm | 337 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −30.1°C to 22.6°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 2.7°C of its normal of −10.6°C; August keeps to within 0.9°C.
Where New Richmond’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Charlo, 1991–2020.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 New Richmond’s climate
How warm does New Richmond get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.8°C on a typical day.
How cold does New Richmond get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −16.2°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does New Richmond get?
About 1,011 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. July is the wettest month (104 mm) and February the driest (65 mm).
Are these figures for New Richmond itself?
They come from Charlo, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for New Richmond.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for New Richmond →
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).