Armdale climate — normals and trends
Armdale (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 1,227 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Armdale averages 132 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Armdale has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 137 to 127 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 22 August 1976) and the coldest -29.2 °C (on 31 January 1993).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ArmdaleNova Scotia
- coords
- 44.64°, -63.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
3.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,227mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
23.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
152.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.3 °C
Average peak gust
44.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.5 °C
22 August 1976
Coldest day
-29.2 °C
31 January 1993
Wettest day
114 mm
19 August 1949
Windiest day
59.0 km/h
9 January 1978
Strongest gust
136.8 km/h
20 December 2025
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
22 August 1976
Coldest feels-like
-35.2 °C
12 February 1967
Snowiest day
45.0 cm
19 February 2004
Sunniest day
15.0 h
22 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 43 mm | -71 mm |
| Feb | -0.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 84 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 5.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 84 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 9.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 124 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 15.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 82 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 20.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 60 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 51 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 23.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 22 mm | -72 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 95 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 157 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 1.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 123 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Armdale?
Armdale has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 1,227 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Armdale?
The hottest day measured in Armdale between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1976, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Armdale?
The coldest day measured in Armdale between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1993, at -29.2 °C.
Does it snow in Armdale?
Yes. Armdale gets on average 152.2 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Armdale warmed?
Yes: Armdale warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Armdale?
The wettest day measured in Armdale between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1949, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Armdale?
The windiest day measured in Armdale between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1978, with winds reaching 59.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Armdale?
The warmest month in Armdale is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Armdale?
Armdale receives on average 1,227 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Armdale?
Armdale gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Armdale?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Armdale between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2004, with 45.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Armdale?
Yes: Armdale has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Armdale?
In Armdale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 22 August 1976, and the lowest was -35.2 °C on 12 February 1967.
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