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Bedford, Nova Scotia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Bedford has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 75°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 14°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 46 inches. Winters bring significant snowfall (59 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Bedford climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 22 | 23 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Avg low (°F) | 14 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 32 | 22 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.1 | 4.9 | — | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | — | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| Snowfall (in) | 18.4 | 16.8 | — | 3.6 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.9 | 13.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 68 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 22 | 23 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 59 |
| Avg low (°F) | 14 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 41 | 49 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.1 | 4.9 | — | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| Snowfall (in) | 18.4 | 16.8 | — | 3.6 | 0.2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 74 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 32 | 22 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | — | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.9 | 13.1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 78 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 75 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 87 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 78 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 87 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 82 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 66 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 75 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Pockwock Lake, a weather station, about 14 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.