Weather In Fredericton
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Fredericton has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with short, warm summers and long, cold winters. On average, Fredericton receives approximately 1,100 mm (43 in) of precipitation per year.
| hideClimate data for Fredericton CDA, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1871–present[b] | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 30.5 (86.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.1 (97.0) | 38.9 (102.0) | 33.7 (92.7) | 28.9 (84.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 38.9 (102.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −2.1 (28.2) | 2.8 (37.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.5 (76.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 5.5 (41.9) | −1.0 (30.2) | 11.1 (52.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) | −7.5 (18.5) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | −5.3 (22.5) | 5.8 (42.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) | −12.8 (9.0) | −7.2 (19.0) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 12.6 (54.7) | 8.3 (46.9) | 2.8 (37.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | −9.5 (14.9) | 0.5 (32.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.9 (−38.0) | −38.3 (−36.9) | −32.8 (−27.0) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −6.7 (19.9) | −2.2 (28.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | −4.4 (24.1) | −11.1 (12.0) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −35.6 (−32.1) | −38.9 (−38.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 101.9 (4.01) | 70.1 (2.76) | 90.1 (3.55) | 81.6 (3.21) | 103.8 (4.09) | 86.3 (3.40) | 89.0 (3.50) | 85.9 (3.38) | 94.7 (3.73) | 89.7 (3.53) | 109.9 (4.33) | 91.8 (3.61) | 1,094.7 (43.10) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 42.4 (1.67) | 31.7 (1.25) | 45.2 (1.78) | 68.1 (2.68) | 103.1 (4.06) | 86.3 (3.40) | 89.0 (3.50) | 85.9 (3.38) | 94.7 (3.73) | 89.3 (3.52) | 96.3 (3.79) | 54.0 (2.13) | 885.9 (34.88) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 63.6 (25.0) | 39.1 (15.4) | 42.4 (16.7) | 13.5 (5.3) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.4 (0.2) | 13.9 (5.5) | 41.4 (16.3) | 214.8 (84.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 12.6 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 156.7 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 4.5 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 126.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.11 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 37.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 119.5 | 130.8 | 148.9 | 162.2 | 206.9 | 224.3 | 239.7 | 226.2 | 172.4 | 142.5 | 95.8 | 102.2 | 1,971.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 42.4 | 44.8 | 40.4 | 40.0 | 44.7 | 47.7 | 50.4 | 51.6 | 45.7 | 41.9 | 33.6 | 37.8 | 43.4 |
| Source: Environment Canada[13][14][15][16] | |||||||||||||
| hideClimate data for Fredericton Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1951–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 17.1 | 17.3 | 28.0 | 33.3 | 38.1 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 43.3 | 39.6 | 32.0 | 25.0 | 19.5 | 44.5 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) | 18.6 (65.5) | 27.2 (81.0) | 30.3 (86.5) | 35.2 (95.4) | 35.3 (95.5) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 34.1 (93.4) | 27.8 (82.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.9 (60.6) | 37.2 (99.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) | −2.0 (28.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 13.2 (55.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | −0.7 (30.7) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) | −7.9 (17.8) | −2.4 (27.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 13.6 (56.5) | 7.5 (45.5) | 1.5 (34.7) | −5.7 (21.7) | 5.6 (42.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) | −13.7 (7.3) | −7.8 (18.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | 4.6 (40.3) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.0 (55.4) | 12.1 (53.8) | 7.1 (44.8) | 1.6 (34.9) | −3.0 (26.6) | −10.7 (12.7) | −0.2 (31.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.6 (−32.1) | −37.2 (−35.0) | −28.9 (−20.0) | −15.1 (4.8) | −6.7 (19.9) | −0.6 (30.9) | 1.7 (35.1) | 1.3 (34.3) | −3.9 (25.0) | −8.9 (16.0) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −33.8 (−28.8) | −37.2 (−35.0) |
| Record low wind chill | −45.1 | −46.4 | −38.0 | −26.1 | −12.5 | −4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −6.6 | −13.1 | −26.5 | −42.2 | −46.4 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 95.3 (3.75) | 73.1 (2.88) | 93.2 (3.67) | 85.9 (3.38) | 96.2 (3.79) | 82.4 (3.24) | 88.3 (3.48) | 85.6 (3.37) | 87.5 (3.44) | 89.1 (3.51) | 106.3 (4.19) | 94.9 (3.74) | 1,077.7 (42.43) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 38.0 (1.50) | 31.4 (1.24) | 46.7 (1.84) | 68.3 (2.69) | 94.5 (3.72) | 82.4 (3.24) | 88.3 (3.48) | 85.6 (3.37) | 87.5 (3.44) | 88.2 (3.47) | 92.9 (3.66) | 55.3 (2.18) | 859.1 (33.82) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 69.9 (27.5) | 47.5 (18.7) | 49.4 (19.4) | 18.6 (7.3) | 1.4 (0.6) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (0.3) | 14.3 (5.6) | 50.5 (19.9) | 252.3 (99.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 14.2 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 148.9 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.1 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 115.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 11.7 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 0.38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.42 | 4.2 | 10.0 | 48.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75.1 | 74.9 | 77.1 | 80.6 | 83.6 | 86.4 | 89.5 | 90.4 | 91.1 | 87.6 | 83.8 | 80.0 | 83.3 |
| Source: Environment Canada[12][17][18] | |||||||||||||