New Glasgow climate — normals and trends
New Glasgow (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 1,159 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
New Glasgow averages 156 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
New Glasgow 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 161 to 151 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 22 August 1976) and the coldest -31.2 °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
New GlasgowNova Scotia
- coords
- 45.58°, -62.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.0°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
1.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,159mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
24.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
156 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
195.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
45.9 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 = 0.22 · 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
35.0 °C
22 August 1976
Coldest day
-31.2 °C
31 January 1993
Wettest day
92 mm
24 September 2022
Windiest day
62.3 km/h
24 September 2022
Strongest gust
157.3 km/h
24 September 2022
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
22 August 1976
Coldest feels-like
-38.4 °C
12 February 1967
Snowiest day
46.5 cm
19 February 2004
Sunniest day
15.2 h
16 June 2024
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 | -1.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 57 mm | -51 mm |
| Feb | -1.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 74 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 6.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 86 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 9.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 116 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 16.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 69 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 61 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 24 mm | -67 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 129 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 6.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 134 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 0.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 113 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of New Glasgow?
New Glasgow has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 1,159 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in New Glasgow?
The hottest day measured in New Glasgow between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1976, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in New Glasgow?
The coldest day measured in New Glasgow between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1993, at -31.2 °C.
Does it snow in New Glasgow?
Yes. New Glasgow gets on average 195.6 cm of snow per year and has around 156 frost days.
Has the climate of New Glasgow warmed?
Yes: New Glasgow warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in New Glasgow?
The wettest day measured in New Glasgow between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2022, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in New Glasgow?
The windiest day measured in New Glasgow between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2022, with winds reaching 62.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in New Glasgow?
The warmest month in New Glasgow is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in New Glasgow?
New Glasgow receives on average 1,159 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in New Glasgow?
New Glasgow gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in New Glasgow?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in New Glasgow between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2004, with 46.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in New Glasgow?
Yes: New Glasgow has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in New Glasgow?
In New Glasgow, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 22 August 1976, and the lowest was -38.4 °C on 12 February 1967.
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