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Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Lower Sackville has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 24°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −10°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1165 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (150 cm 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)Lower Sackville climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −10 | −9 | −5 | −1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | −6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 123 | — | 112 | 115 | 91 | 85 | 77 | — | 143 | 148 | 140 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 47 | 43 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 18 | 33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | −10 | −9 | −5 | −1 | 5 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 123 | — | 112 | 115 | 91 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 47 | 43 | — | 9 | 1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | −6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 85 | 77 | — | 143 | 148 | 140 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 0 | 18 | 33 |
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 12 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.