Edmundston climate — normals and trends
Edmundston (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 1,111 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Edmundston averages 173 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Edmundston has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 183 to 163 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 27 June 2003) and the coldest -35.9 °C (on 2 February 1962).
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
EdmundstonNew Brunswick
- coords
- 47.37°, -68.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.7°C
Average daily high
8.0°C
Average daily low
-0.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,111mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
30.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
173 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
227.3 cm
Average feels-like high
5.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
34.7 °C
27 June 2003
Coldest day
-35.9 °C
2 February 1962
Wettest day
80 mm
4 September 1972
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
7 November 1994
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
23 December 2022
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
19 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
-41.1 °C
12 February 1967
Snowiest day
37.2 cm
30 December 1962
Sunniest day
15.1 h
21 June 2025
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 | -6.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 46 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | -6.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 79 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 2.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 114 mm | +34 mm |
| Apr | 7.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 113 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 129 mm | +35 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 91 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 46 mm | -57 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 41 mm | -55 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 90 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 3.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 81 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | -6.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 80 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Edmundston?
Edmundston has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 1,111 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Edmundston?
The hottest day measured in Edmundston between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2003, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Edmundston?
The coldest day measured in Edmundston between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1962, at -35.9 °C.
Does it snow in Edmundston?
Yes. Edmundston gets on average 227.3 cm of snow per year and has around 173 frost days.
Has the climate of Edmundston warmed?
Yes: Edmundston warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Edmundston?
The wettest day measured in Edmundston between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1972, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Edmundston?
The windiest day measured in Edmundston between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1994, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Edmundston?
The warmest month in Edmundston is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Edmundston?
Edmundston receives on average 1,111 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Edmundston?
Edmundston gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Edmundston?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Edmundston between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1962, with 37.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Edmundston?
Yes: Edmundston has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Edmundston?
In Edmundston, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 19 June 2024, and the lowest was -41.1 °C on 12 February 1967.
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