North & Central America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Prince Edward Island

Mid Jun–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.4°C, with 3.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Prince Edward Island
Photo: Gordon Leggett (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Prince Edward Island season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 2.0)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 5.6)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 4.8)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 4.5)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 10.3)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 8.0)Mid Mar: Avoid (season score 14.0)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 14.8)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 18.1)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 28.8)Late Apr: Fair (season score 42.4)Early May: Okay (season score 55.6)Mid May: Good (season score 68.8)Late May: Great (season score 80.9)Early Jun: Great (season score 79.1)Mid Jun: Best (season score 92.0)Late Jun: Best (season score 91.3)Early Jul: Best (season score 95.3)Mid Jul: Best (season score 95.6)Late Jul: Best (season score 96.5)Early Aug: Best (season score 98.0)Mid Aug: Best (season score 100.0)Late Aug: Best (season score 96.5)Early Sep: Best (season score 88.8)Mid Sep: Great (season score 79.1)Late Sep: Great (season score 75.2)Early Oct: Good (season score 70.2)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 50.0)Late Oct: Fair (season score 32.5)Early Nov: Off-season (season score 27.8)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 15.0)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 8.6)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 2.0)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 4.3)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 1.7)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid-2.0°C4.885.2%
FebruaryAvoid-1.7°C4.679.1%
MarchAvoid1.9°C4.175.1%
AprilFair8.0°C3.974.1%
MayGood15.1°C3.571.3%
JuneBest20.2°C3.368.3%
JulyBest24.4°C3.163.6%
AugustBest24.0°C2.960.8%
SeptemberGreat19.9°C3.261.3%
OctoberOkay13.8°C3.872.1%
NovemberOff-season7.3°C4.482.3%
DecemberAvoid1.8°C5.086.4%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Prince Edward Island?
Mid Jun–Early Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.4°C, with 3.1 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Prince Edward Island?
Late Nov–Mid Mar is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 0.1°C, with 4.6 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Prince Edward Island?
January, February, December, with about 5.0 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: CHARLOTTETOWN A(6 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.