Fall · September 8, 2026
City of Moncton, New Brunswick
Right now
14°C / 57°F
Partly cloudy · wind 11 km/h · 72% RH
Soil (6 cm)
14°C / 57°F
Most seeds germinate
Hardiness zone
5b
est. from 10-yr extreme low -24°C
Frost window
May 13 – Oct 21
~161 frost-free days · first frost in ~43 days
Sun
06:48 – 19:44
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Moncton
Tue
Drizzle
16° / 10°
0.7 mm
Wed
Drizzle
16° / 6°
0.1 mm
Thu
Rain
24° / 11°
12.3 mm
Fri
Overcast
17° / 10°
dry
Sat
Overcast
16° / 8°
dry
Sun
Overcast
20° / 8°
dry
Mon
Drizzle
17° / 10°
1.5 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyMoncton Gardening: September 8–14 – Harvest Season Peaks, Plant Spring Bulbs. Moncton-Area Fishing: Early Fall in the Petitcodiac and Shediac Rivers. Early Fall Foraging in Moncton: September 2026.
Gardening
Moncton Gardening: September 8–14 – Harvest Season Peaks, Plant Spring Bulbs
Sow & harvest now
- Garlic (hardneck varieties)
- Spring bulbs: tulips, daffodils, crocuses
- Spinach and arugula (quick-maturing varieties)
- Mâche (corn salad)
Fishing
Moncton-Area Fishing: Early Fall in the Petitcodiac and Shediac Rivers
What's biting
- Atlantic Salmon
- Brook Trout
- Striped Bass
- American Shad
Foraging
Early Fall Foraging in Moncton: September 2026
In season now
- Wild Blueberry (Lowbush Blueberry)
- Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
- Wild Grape (Vitis riparia)
- Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum opulus)
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 Moncton every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.