Best year time to visit Amherst

General weather information about Amherst

Average annual temperature is 7.6 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 30.0 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -27.3 °C

Number of sunny days: 134 days

Number of rainy days: 197 days

Number of snow days: 34 days

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* Weather data for Amherst Canada is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Amherst air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)9.710.19.617.523.127.930.025.029.122.914.515.4
Average daytime temperature (°C)1.8-0.93.410.914.619.426.322.721.816.15.43.9
Average temperature (°C)-1.8-6.1-1.15.59.515.121.618.216.711.61.30.2
Average night temperature (°C)-5.6-11.1-4.81.05.111.617.814.313.08.0-2.3-3.4
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-13.6-27.3-13.9-6.50.86.412.59.04.3-2.6-8.3-15.0

Amherst monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)9.011.012.014.015.015.015.014.013.011.010.08.0
Daylight mean duration (h)9.110.411.913.514.915.715.314.112.510.99.58.7
Daylight minimum duration (h)8.09.011.012.014.015.014.013.011.010.08.08.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)3.45.96.28.59.17.09.78.78.07.15.24.1
Precipitation (mm)23863803859163213187871379180
Sunny days71511151278612121217
Rainy days14910131923232518191311
Snow days10410200000053

Best time to visit Amherst:

The best time to visit Amherst during the most sunny months:

  • May — 9.1(h)
  • July — 9.7(h)
  • August — 8.7(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Amherst:

  • June — 15.7(h)
  • July — 15.3(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Amherst is at

  • January — 238(mm)
  • June — 163(mm)
  • July — 213(mm)
  • August — 187(mm)