Average Precipitation for Nova Scotia in January

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The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during January at cities, towns and parks in Nova Scotia. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month and for the normal amount of precipitation.

The calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The month's total precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1971 to 2000.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of Nova Scotia: Cape Breton Island, Northern and Eastern Shores, South Shore and the Annapolis Valley.

Cape Breton Island

Average monthly precipitation in January
Days Place Inches Millimetres
19 Baddeck 5.8 148
21 Cheticamp 5.7 146
20 Ingonish Beach 7.0 177
15 Louisbourg 5.6 143
13 Port Hastings 5.8 147
16 Port Hood 4.3 110
20 Sydney 6.0 152

Northern & Eastern Shores

January averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Millimetres
15 Pictou 4.4 111
12 Pugwash 3.9   99
12 Stillwater - Sherbrooke 5.4 137
21 Sable Island 5.8 146

South Shore

Average amount of rain and snow in January
Days Place Inches Millimetres
15 Bridgewater 6.2 157
17 Halifax 2.6   66
14 Liverpool - Milton 7.0 178
18 Shelburne 6.0 151
20 Yarmouth 5.4 136

Annapolis Valley

Precipitation totals for January
Days Place Inches Millimetres
14 Amherst - Nappan 4.6 118
15 Annapolis Royal 5.2 131
16 Kejimkujik National Park 5.8 148
18 Kentville 5.0 127
15 Parrsboro 4.7 120
16 Truro 4.6 117
Reference

Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.

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