Average Annual Precipitation for Nova Scotia
The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities, towns and parks in Nova Scotia. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets a year and for the normal amount of precipitation.
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.
The calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The annual amount of precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1981 to 2010.
Cape Breton Island
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | Baddeck | 60.4 | 1535 |
| 203 | Cheticamp | 54.1 | 1375 |
| 207 | Ingonish Beach | 69.0 | 1753 |
| 184 | Louisbourg | 64.8 | 1646 |
| 189 | Port Hawkesbury | 54.5 | 1384 |
| 191 | Sydney | 59.7 | 1517 |
Northern & Eastern Shores
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | Pictou | 48.5 | 1232 |
| 155 | Pugwash | 40.9 | 1038 |
| 192 | Sable Island | 59.5 | 1512 |
| 128 | Stillwater - Sherbrooke | 60.0 | 1525 |
South Shore
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | Bridgewater | 60.5 | 1536 |
| 162 | Halifax | 57.8 | 1468 |
| 147 | Liverpool - Milton | 64.7 | 1643 |
| 166 | Yarmouth | 50.9 | 1293 |
Annapolis Valley
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | Amherst - Nappan | 45.5 | 1155 |
| 133 | Annapolis Royal | 45.5 | 1155 |
| 152 | Kejimkujik National Park | 53.1 | 1348 |
| 167 | Kentville | 46.5 | 1181 |
| 181 | Parrsboro | 50.0 | 1270 |
| 175 | Truro | 46.6 | 1183 |
Reference
Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.