Fall · September 8, 2026
City of Fredericton, New Brunswick
Right now
15°C / 60°F
Clear · wind 13 km/h · 47% RH
Soil (6 cm)
15°C / 60°F
Most seeds germinate
Hardiness zone
5b
est. from 10-yr extreme low -24°C
Frost window
May 8 – Oct 21
~166 frost-free days · first frost in ~43 days
Sun
06:56 – 19:51
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
9% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Moncton
Tue
Partly cloudy
19° / 11°
dry
Wed
Overcast
19° / 6°
dry
Thu
Rain
28° / 13°
12.9 mm
Fri
Overcast
17° / 10°
dry
Sat
Overcast
20° / 7°
dry
Sun
Overcast
23° / 7°
dry
Mon
Drizzle
19° / 10°
4.2 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyFredericton Gardening: Early September – Harvest, Sow Cool-Season Crops, Prepare for Frost. Fredericton Fall Fishing: September Peak for Smallmouth and Walleye. Foraging in Fredericton: Early Fall Harvest.
Gardening
Fredericton Gardening: Early September – Harvest, Sow Cool-Season Crops, Prepare for Frost
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
- Arugula (Eruca sativa)
- Radish (Raphanus sativus)
- Mâche (Valerianella locusta)
Fishing
Fredericton Fall Fishing: September Peak for Smallmouth and Walleye
What's biting
- Smallmouth Bass
- Walleye
- Brook Trout
- Yellow Perch
Foraging
Foraging in Fredericton: Early Fall Harvest
In season now
- Wild grapes (Vitis riparia)
- Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina)
- Highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus)
- Wild mushrooms: Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Your ecological region
Acadian Forest & Atlantic Coast
Red spruce, sugar maple and yellow birch meet the cold North Atlantic. Fog, long falls and a tidal coastline.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 5b
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -24°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for City of Fredericton every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.