The ocean moderates the region's climate on both ends of the temperature spectrum. The heart of winter is no colder than many locations in the northern United States, but winter storms can be furious. Most parts of the Bay of Fundy region receive more than 100 inches of snow per year, due in part to ferocious nor'easters that visit the region with some regularity from October to April. The storms, which can ride up the U.S. East Coast, are often most intense as they pass through far southeastern Canada. They can pack heavy snow, rain, and dangerously strong winds, which have been known to produce mammoth waves that batter the coastline.
Warm weather is slow to arrive in spring, and is tenuous in summer and early fall.
In fact, frost has been recorded during every month of the year in most spots surrounding the Bay of Fundy. Typically, afternoon temperatures rise into the upper 60s along the Bay during July and August. In addition to keeping things mild during the summer, the tepid ocean water makes thunderstorms infrequent and severe thunderstorms rare, but dense fog is common during these months. Americans do not need a passport to enter Canada, but identification is required. Two publications, The New Brunswick Hunting Summary and the New Brunswick Angling Summary, provide all regulations for hunting and fishing in New Brunswick.