Fredericton weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Fredericton is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with September and July close behind. Fredericton averages about 2,001 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 88 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,001
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 1,128 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 63k
- Elevation
- 18 m
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When is the best time to visit Fredericton?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Fredericton is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 75 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Fredericton?
Fredericton gets a moderate 2,001 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate August (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #130 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 1,128 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -14° / 7°F | 75 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -13° / 9°F | 75 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -7° / 19°F | 82 mm | 3 |
| April | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 0° / 32°F | 86 mm | 4 |
| May | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 94 mm | 5 |
| June | 71 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 105 mm | 6 |
| July | 72 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 98 mm | 6 |
| August | 74 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 88 mm | 5 |
| September | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 90 mm | 4 |
| October | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 4° / 39°F | 114 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 108 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -9° / 16°F | 113 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Moncton Canada · 146 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Bangor United States · 215 km · best in Jul · 2,079 h sun/yr
- Halifax Canada · 260 km · best in Jul · 1,928 h sun/yr
- Charlottetown Canada · 267 km · best in Jul · 1,705 h sun/yr
- Quebec Canada · 387 km · best in Aug · 1,920 h sun/yr
- Portland (Maine) United States · 387 km · best in Jul · 2,150 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Saint John Canada · 79 km · 1,943 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Presque Isle United States · 148 km · 1,961 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Saint-Léonard Canada · 175 km · 1,922 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bathurst (New Brunswick) Canada · 205 km · 1,887 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bar Harbor United States · 213 km · 2,079 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Fredericton compares month by month: Fredericton vs Halifax · Fredericton vs Moncton · Fredericton vs Charlottetown · Fredericton vs Bangor · all comparisons
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