Prince Edward climate — normals and trends
Prince Edward (Canada) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 913 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Prince Edward averages 116 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Prince Edward has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 125 to 107 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 9 July 1988) and the coldest -31.9 °C (on 4 January 1981).
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
Prince EdwardOntario
- coords
- 44.00°, -77.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
913mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
28.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
116 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
107.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
41.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
9 July 1988
Coldest day
-31.9 °C
4 January 1981
Wettest day
96 mm
9 September 2004
Windiest day
59.1 km/h
6 April 1979
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
4 April 2018
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
1 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-37.7 °C
4 January 1981
Snowiest day
30.0 cm
25 December 1978
Sunniest day
15.0 h
20 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 42 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | -2.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 78 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | 5.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 89 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 9.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 78 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 16.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 114 mm | +35 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 52 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 36 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 15.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 86 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 67 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 0.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 105 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Prince Edward?
Prince Edward has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 913 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prince Edward?
The hottest day measured in Prince Edward between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1988, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Prince Edward?
The coldest day measured in Prince Edward between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1981, at -31.9 °C.
Does it snow in Prince Edward?
Yes. Prince Edward gets on average 107.9 cm of snow per year and has around 116 frost days.
Has the climate of Prince Edward warmed?
Yes: Prince Edward warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Prince Edward?
The wettest day measured in Prince Edward between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2004, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Prince Edward?
The windiest day measured in Prince Edward between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1979, with winds reaching 59.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Prince Edward?
The warmest month in Prince Edward is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Prince Edward?
Prince Edward receives on average 913 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Prince Edward?
Prince Edward gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Prince Edward?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Prince Edward between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1978, with 30.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Prince Edward?
Yes: Prince Edward has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prince Edward?
In Prince Edward, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 1 August 1975, and the lowest was -37.7 °C on 4 January 1981.
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