Charlesville | |
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Coordinates: 43°34′57″N65°46′44″W / 43.5825°N 65.778889°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
County | Shelburne |
Municipal district | Barrington |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code(s) | 902 |
Access Routes | Trunk 3 |
Charlesville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County. [2]
Charlesville experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) with cold, snowy winters and mild summers.
Climate data for Charlesville (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.0 (84.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.5 (81.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 30.0 (86.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 1.9 (35.4) | 4.2 (39.6) | 8.2 (46.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 10.6 (51.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2 (28) | −1.7 (28.9) | 0.8 (33.4) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | 7.1 (44.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) | −5.2 (22.6) | −2.6 (27.3) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 6.8 (44.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | −2.6 (27.3) | 3.7 (38.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −17.5 (0.5) | −10.5 (13.1) | −2.5 (27.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 3.0 (37.4) | −3.0 (26.6) | −5.5 (22.1) | −12.0 (10.4) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −21.0 (−5.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120.8 (4.76) | 89.2 (3.51) | 123.9 (4.88) | 106.2 (4.18) | 107.3 (4.22) | 95.1 (3.74) | 111.4 (4.39) | 82.1 (3.23) | 99.5 (3.92) | 100.2 (3.94) | 129.9 (5.11) | 117.7 (4.63) | 1,283.3 (50.52) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 86.3 (3.40) | 69.7 (2.74) | 111.3 (4.38) | 104.0 (4.09) | 107.3 (4.22) | 95.1 (3.74) | 111.4 (4.39) | 82.1 (3.23) | 99.5 (3.92) | 100.2 (3.94) | 125.9 (4.96) | 95.5 (3.76) | 1,188.3 (46.78) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 34.5 (13.6) | 19.5 (7.7) | 12.6 (5.0) | 2.2 (0.9) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 4.1 (1.6) | 22.2 (8.7) | 95.1 (37.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 15.8 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 199.7 |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.7 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 17.1 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 14.3 | 182.7 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 6.8 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 0.83 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.80 | 5.6 | 22.0 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78.9 | 96.2 | 134.1 | 145.2 | 169.8 | 175.3 | 192.0 | 178.4 | 170.7 | 141.6 | 88.7 | 64.0 | 1,634.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 27.2 | 32.6 | 36.3 | 36.1 | 37.3 | 38.0 | 41.1 | 41.1 | 45.4 | 41.3 | 30.4 | 22.9 | 35.8 |
Source: Environment Canada [3] [4] |
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