Fall · September 8, 2026
City of Saint John, New Brunswick
Right now
18°C / 64°F
Clear · wind 15 km/h · 44% RH
Soil (6 cm)
15°C / 59°F
Most seeds germinate
Hardiness zone
6a
est. from 10-yr extreme low -21°C
Frost window
May 4 – Nov 1
~181 frost-free days · first frost in ~54 days
Sun
06:54 – 19:48
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Moncton
Tue
Drizzle
19° / 11°
0.1 mm
Wed
Overcast
14° / 7°
dry
Thu
Rain
25° / 12°
14.7 mm
Fri
Overcast
18° / 9°
dry
Sat
Overcast
20° / 7°
dry
Sun
Overcast
18° / 9°
dry
Mon
Drizzle
18° / 12°
0.3 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklySaint John Gardening: Early September – Race Against First Frost. Fall Fishing in Saint John: September Stripers, Mackerel, and Pollock. Fall Foraging in Saint John: September.
Gardening
Saint John Gardening: Early September – Race Against First Frost
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea 'Space' or 'Bloomsdale')
- Arugula (Eruca sativa)
- Mâche (Valerianella locusta)
- Radish (Raphanus sativus 'Cherry Belle')
Fishing
Fall Fishing in Saint John: September Stripers, Mackerel, and Pollock
What's biting
- Striped Bass (Striper)
- Atlantic Mackerel
- Atlantic Pollock
- Bluefin Tuna (Bluefin)
Foraging
Fall Foraging in Saint John: September
In season now
- Wild Blueberry
- Rosehip
- Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
- Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
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 6a
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -21°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for City of Saint John every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.