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Appalachian Mountains · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mount Carleton
820 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec
Elevation820 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation133 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul20°average high
47.38° N, 66.88° WElevation 820 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit820 m
- Mid-mountain410 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mount Carleton in brief
Mount Carleton rises to 820 m in the Appalachian Mountains, Canada.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.
Facts
- Elevation
- 820 m · 2,690 ft
- Range
- Appalachian Mountains
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 47.3833, -66.8833
- Nearest airport
- Bathurst Airport (ZBF) · 90 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Mount Carleton by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | -8° | -7° | -2° | 5° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 19° | 15° | 8° | 1° | -5° |
| Average low | -18° | -16° | -11° | -4° | 2° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 6° | 0° | -5° | -13° |
| Precipitation | 115 mm | 83 mm | 98 mm | 93 mm | 118 mm | 142 mm | 162 mm | 134 mm | 130 mm | 141 mm | 126 mm | 113 mm |
| Cloud cover | 59% | 56% | 54% | 55% | 52% | 49% | 45% | 42% | 46% | 53% | 61% | 61% |
| Daylight | 8h 53 | 10h 17 | 11h 51 | 13h 37 | 15h 06 | 15h 56 | 15h 35 | 14h 17 | 12h 36 | 10h 55 | 9h 21 | 8h 29 |
| Month score | 14 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | valley | valley | valley | 850 m | 1,950 m | 2,750 m | 3,150 m | 3,050 m | 2,400 m | 1,400 m | 500 m | valley |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain