Best year time to visit Amherst

General weather information about Amherst

Average annual temperature is 6.7 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 32.2 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -33.2 °C

Number of sunny days: 126 days

Number of rainy days: 172 days

Number of snow days: 67 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)3.27.85.922.830.632.229.825.230.727.012.15.8
Average daytime temperature (°C)-2.7-3.02.111.317.823.424.821.921.914.33.10.9
Average temperature (°C)-6.4-8.4-2.34.911.617.920.417.716.710.7-0.7-2.7
Average night temperature (°C)-10.0-13.1-6.00.15.813.116.814.212.67.9-3.6-6.0
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-21.4-33.2-14.3-11.4-0.47.912.79.27.3-2.4-11.7-17.3

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)9.110.411.913.615.015.715.314.112.510.99.58.7
Daylight minimum duration (h)8.09.011.012.014.015.014.013.011.010.08.08.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)3.35.16.38.010.410.310.89.89.64.54.33.0
Precipitation (mm)9985741089285187132321365194
Sunny days741113217292081113
Rainy days37816102329221022913
Snow days2117121000001105

Best time to visit Amherst:

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

  • May — 10.4(h)
  • June — 10.3(h)
  • July — 10.8(h)
  • August — 9.8(h)
  • September — 9.6(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

  • July — 187(mm)
  • August — 132(mm)
  • October — 136(mm)