Best year time to visit Cape Breton

General weather information about Cape Breton

Average annual temperature is 7.1 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 34.0 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -30.0 °C

Number of sunny days: 139 days

Number of rainy days: 174 days

Number of snow days: 52 days

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

Cape Breton air temperature forecast for each month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)	10.8	9.5	7.8	17.0	30.4	34.0	32.5	25.1	30.0	24.7	12.9	14.6
Average daytime temperature (°C)	1.1	-2.4	2.1	9.7	15.9	20.0	26.6	22.3	21.9	16.1	5.1	3.1
Average temperature (°C)	-3.2	-8.2	-2.2	4.4	9.9	15.2	22.0	17.8	16.6	11.4	0.6	-0.5
Average night temperature (°C)	-6.8	-13.8	-5.8	-0.1	5.1	11.5	18.0	14.3	12.9	8.1	-2.8	-3.8
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)	-18.3	-30.0	-15.7	-8.9	-0.6	5.5	12.8	9.3	5.4	-1.9	-8.8	-14.1

Cape Breton monthly weather indicators

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daylight maximum duration (h)	9.0	11.0	12.0	14.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.0	13.0	11.0	10.0	8.0
Daylight mean duration (h)	9.1	10.3	11.9	13.6	15.0	15.7	15.4	14.1	12.6	10.9	9.5	8.7
Daylight minimum duration (h)	8.0	9.0	11.0	12.0	14.0	15.0	14.0	13.0	11.0	10.0	8.0	8.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)	3.2	6.3	5.8	8.3	9.1	6.6	9.6	8.2	7.5	6.1	5.4	4.3
Precipitation (mm)	216	41	90	36	84	198	169	186	83	140	74	86
Sunny days	5	14	7	17	14	8	2	7	16	11	18	20
Rainy days	10	5	7	11	17	22	29	24	14	19	9	7
Snow days	16	9	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4

Cape Breton - weather forecast by months

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Best time to visit Cape Breton:

The best time to visit Cape Breton during the most sunny months:

May — 9.1(h)
July — 9.6(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Cape Breton:

June — 15.7(h)
July — 15.4(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Cape Breton is at

January — 216(mm)

June — 198(mm)

July — 169(mm)

August — 186(mm)

Weather forecast in the closest to Cape Breton admin centers