Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Charlottetown is
continental, with very cold winters and mild or pleasantly warm summers.
The city is located on Prince Edward Island (aka PEI), in eastern Canada, north of Nova Scotia.
The clash between air masses makes the city windy, as well as rainy (and snowy).
On the coldest days of the year, the temperature can drop to -20 °C (-4 °F) or even below. In 1994, it went down to -29 °C (-20 °F). On the hottest days of the year, it can reach 28/30 °C (82/86 °F). In 2001, it reached 33 °C (91.5 °F).
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -7.8 °C (18 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 18.7 °C (66 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Charlottetown - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -12 | -12 | -7 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | -7 |
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| Max (°C) | -3 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
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| Min (°F) | 10 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 39 | 32 | 19 |
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| Max (°F) | 27 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 32 |
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amounts to 1,160 millimeters (45.7 inches) per year: it is therefore quite abundant. It ranges from 80 mm (3.1 in) in the driest month (July) to 120 mm (4.7 in) in the wettest (December). On average, as high as 290 cm (9.5 feet) of snow fall per year. Usually, it snows from November to April. Here is the average precipitation.
Charlottetown - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 100 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 100 | 80 | 95 | 95 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 1160 |
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| Prec.(in) | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 45.7 |
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| Days | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 182 |
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On average, there are around 1,840
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Charlottetown - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between -1 °C (30 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F). So, it never becomes warm for swimming. In winter, the Northumberland Strait, which the city overlooks, can be frozen. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Charlottetown - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
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| Temp (°F) | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 37 |
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Best Time
The best months to visit Charlottetown are July and August, as they are the mildest of the year.