Bathurst (New Brunswick) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · continental climate
The best time to visit Bathurst (New Brunswick) is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with September and June close behind. Bathurst (New Brunswick) averages about 1,887 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 75 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,887
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 913 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 54 m
When is the best time to visit Bathurst (New Brunswick)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bathurst (New Brunswick) is August, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 58 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bathurst (New Brunswick)?
Bathurst (New Brunswick) gets a moderate 1,887 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate August (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #181 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 913 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 | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -15° / 5°F | 58 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -14° / 7°F | 58 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -9° / 16°F | 66 mm | 2 | 0° / 32°F |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -2° / 28°F | 71 mm | 3 | 4° / 39°F |
| May | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 80 mm | 5 | 9° / 48°F |
| June | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 88 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 73 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 88 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| August | 76 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 75 mm | 5 | 22° / 72°F |
| September | 76 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 76 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 90 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -3° / 27°F | 80 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 83 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
Sea temperature in Bathurst (New Brunswick) by month
The sea off Bathurst (New Brunswick) is warmest in July at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in January at -1°C / 30°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 2 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Moncton Canada · 187 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Fredericton Canada · 205 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Charlottetown Canada · 248 km · best in Jul · 1,705 h sun/yr
- Sept-Îles Canada · 291 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr
- Halifax Canada · 350 km · best in Jul · 1,928 h sun/yr
- Bangor United States · 394 km · best in Jul · 2,079 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bonaventure Canada · 53 km · 1,929 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Charlo Canada · 60 km · 1,924 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Gaspé Canada · 158 km · 1,930 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Saint-Léonard Canada · 166 km · 1,922 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Presque Isle United States · 203 km · 1,961 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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