Saint John NB - Lowest Temperature for Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to your questions about the lowest temperatures and coldest days in Saint John, New Brunswick Canada. For instance: When was the last time Saint John got colder than -30 °C? How cold did Saint John get in 2019 or a century ago?

This page gives the lowest temperature for each year in Saint John and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means the lowest temperature also occurred on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1872, with a few years missing data. The lowest temperature measured during that time was -34 degrees Celsius (-30 Fahrenheit) on December 30, 1989.

Since 1952 the temperature extremes were observed at the Saint John Airport. Before then, the weather station was near the city centre.

Lowest Saint John temperatures in recent years
Min °F Date Min °C
-20 February 04, 2023   -29
-22 January 27, 2022 -30
-4 February 10, 2021 -20
-14 February 15, 2020 -26
-18 March 08, 2019 -28
-13 January 03, 2018  -25
-15 December 31, 2017 -26
-14 December 17, 2016 -26
-19 February 04, 2015 -28
-19 March 04, 2014 -28
-13 December 26, 2013 -25
-14 January 22, 2012 -26
-15 February 01, 2011 -26
-10 February 02, 2010 -23
Lowest temperature recorded at Saint John each year
Min °F Date Min °C
-28 January 16, 2009 -33
-19 January 04, 2008 -28
-17 February 07, 2007 -27
-7 March 02, 2006 -22
-15 January 19, 2005 -26
-19 January 16, 2004 -28
-19 January 18, 2003 -28
-10 February 12, 2002 -23
-13 January 29, 2001 -25
-9 January 23, 2000 + -23
-14 January 14, 1999 -26
-6 January 01, 1998 -21
-13 January 19, 1997 -25
-15 January 05, 1996 -26
-17 February 07, 1995 -27
-18 January 27, 1994 + -28
1993
1992
-16 January 26, 1991 -27
-23 February 27, 1990 -31
-30 December 30, 1989 -34
-21 February 07, 1988 -29
-16 March 04, 1987 -27
-13 January 15, 1986 -25
-21 February 04, 1985 -29
-20 January 22, 1984 -29
-11 December 20, 1983 -24
-23 January 18, 1982 -31
-22 January 04, 1981 -30
-24 December 26, 1980 -31
-11 February 18, 1979 -24
-13 February 12, 1978 -25
-20 January 20, 1977 -29
-24 January 24, 1976 -31
-17 January 18, 1975 -27
-17 January 17, 1974 -27
-15 February 01, 1973 -26
-18 February 23, 1972 -28
-25 January 18, 1971 -32
-12 December 22, 1970 + -24
-9 January 12, 1969 + -23
-17 February 21, 1968 -27
-19 February 13, 1967 + -28
-19 February 22, 1966 + -28
-23 February 05, 1965 -31
-19 February 28, 1964 -28
-22 February 23, 1963 -30
-21 February 02, 1962 -29
-23 January 24, 1961 -31
-13 January 10, 1960 -25
-16 February 09, 1959 -27
-8 December 21, 1958 -22
-24 January 15, 1957 -31
-16 January 01, 1956 -27
-19 February 02, 1955 -28
-20 February 14, 1954 -29
-3 February 02, 1953 -19
-16 January 31, 1952 -27
-20 January 31, 1951 -29
-11 February 08, 1950 -24
-6 February 12, 1949 -21
-15 February 05, 1948 -26
-10 January 10, 1947 -23
-11 January 16, 1946 -24
-11 January 11, 1945 -24
-9 February 09, 1944 -23
-20 February 16, 1943 -29
-13 December 20, 1942 + -25
-6 January 27, 1941 + -21
-8 December 04, 1940 -22
-8 January 27, 1939 -22
-12 January 01, 1938 -24
-5 December 31, 1937 -21
-9 February 07, 1936 -23
-18 January 28, 1935 -28
-20 February 09, 1934 -29
-21 December 30, 1933 -29
-4 December 17, 1932 + -20
-6 February 08, 1931 + -21
-8 February 17, 1930 + -22
-12 January 15, 1929 -24
-10 January 22, 1928 -23
-9 January 27, 1927 -23
-13 January 23, 1926 -25
-19 January 19, 1925 -28
-19 January 27, 1924 -28
-15 January 18, 1923 -26
-14 December 20, 1922 + -26
-6 December 22, 1921 -21
-20 January 31, 1920 -29
-17 December 18, 1919 -27
-14 February 06, 1918 + -26
-20 December 30, 1917 -29
-12 February 21, 1916 -24
-11 February 02, 1915 -24
-20 February 12, 1914 -29
-11 February 10, 1913 -24
-13 January 13, 1912 -25
-14 January 17, 1911 -26
-8 January 05, 1910 -22
-10 January 17, 1909 -23
-13 February 05, 1908 -25
-17 January 17, 1907 -27
-9 December 09, 1906 -23
-11 January 15, 1905 -24
-15 January 04, 1904 + -26
-13 January 19, 1903 -25
-14 December 09, 1902 -26
-15 January 20, 1901 -26
-10 February 27, 1900 -23
-13 January 02, 1899 -25
-15 January 31, 1898 -26
-14 January 19, 1897 -26
-15 February 17, 1896 -26
-7 February 07, 1895 + -22
-13 February 24, 1894 -25
-11 December 14, 1893 -24
-6 December 24, 1892 -21
-10 February 15, 1891 -23
-21 January 10, 1890 -29
-14 February 24, 1889 -26
-14 January 01, 1888 -26
-17 January 19, 1887 -27
-19 January 13, 1886 -28
-15 February 03, 1885 + -26
-20 December 20, 1884 -29
-14 January 06, 1883 -26
-11 January 18, 1882 -24
-5 February 25, 1881 -21
-10 February 02, 1880 -23
-16 December 21, 1879 -27
-15 January 08, 1878 -26
1877
-19 February 24, 1876 -28
-17 December 20, 1875 -27
-17 January 26, 1874 -27
-10 February 02, 1873 + -23
-16 December 25, 1872 -27
Reference

Environment and Climate Change Canada. Historical Climate Data. Historical Data

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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