Weather in Prince Edward Island

Calculated from weather data of Charlottetown Airport (CYYG) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-2.9	-2.6	1.5	-2.3	-1.0	-2.7
February	-2.8	-1.6	-3.7	-1.4	-2.6	-1.0
March	2.0	4.7	1.1	2.7	4.0	1.1
April	7.8	8.0	8.5	7.7	8.5	6.5
May	13.8		13.9	15.4	13.6	13.9
June	19.9		19.1	19.5	22.5	21.1
July	24.0		25.6	24.6	21.5	23.8
August	23.8		21.6	24.3	25.0	24.6
September	19.6		20.6	19.6	20.3	20.0
October	14.0		15.1	16.1	14.5	13.1
November	6.9		5.7	8.1	8.4	8.6
December	1.5		3.6	3.2	1.9	4.0
Average	10.0	2.7	11.2	11.9	11.5	11.2

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-9.8	-7	-5	-11	-5	-8
February	-10.9	-7	-11	-9	-8	-9
March	-5.3	-2	-4	-5	-5	-5
April	0.1	0	0	1	1	-1
May	4.5		4	5	4	6
June	11.2		11	12	13	13
July	16.0		18	16	14	16
August	15.9		15	17	17	16
September	11.5		13	11	13	11
October	6.6		8	8	7	6
November	0.1		-1	2	2	1
December	-5.4		-2	-2	-5	-2
Average	2.4	-4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.6

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	0	1	0	3
25 °C or warmer	0	28	24	24	40
20 °C or warmer	0	87	91	91	92
0 °C or colder	89	131	117	120	141

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	48.3	40	47	59	47	56
February	35.3	39	35	44	35	29
March	29.3	31	30	32	25	33
April	21.8	20	10	32	32	10
May	17.4		19	14	16	19
June	14.9		19	19	11	8
July	11.0		16	11	19	13
August	11.9		27	15	5	7
September	14.5		22	16	18	10
October	14.4		26	5	6	10
November	28.6		30	27	33	14
December	36.8		37	43	35	46
Average	23.1	31.6	25.1	24.1	21.7	19.3

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	20.1	20	21	21	17	19
February	20.3	22	19	23	19	19
March	21.2	22	19	20	21	22
April	20.1	20	17	20	21	21
May	19.2		22	17	19	21
June	17.8		18	16	19	19
July	15.9		15	18	16	15
August	16.1		16	16	16	18
September	17.3		16	17	19	20
October	17.3		17	15	16	19
November	20.9		18	22	19	20
December	19.9		21	24	19	20
Average	18.9	21.2	18.1	18.5	18.2	19.2

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	N	W	NW	NW
February	NW	NW	W	W	W
March	SW	N	SW	W	NW
April	NE	NW	N	N	NW
May		NW	W	NW	W
June		E	S	SW	S
July		S	SW	SW	S
August		S	S	SW	SW
September		W	W	SW	SW
October		SW	SW	NW	SW
November		W	W	W	SW
December		W	NE	W	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prince Edward Island weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Prince Edward Island?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 24 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Prince Edward Island?

The coldest month is February with an average daytime temperature of -1 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Prince Edward Island?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 48.3 %.

Which month is the driest in Prince Edward Island?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 11.0 %.