27FEB

Coldest Night of the Year — Amherst

Saturday, February 27, 2027· in 114 days

Amherst, Nova Scotia

5km2km

About this race

One of 204 Coldest Night of the Year locations listed on RaceFinder. The Amherst event runs February 27, 2027, over 5km and 2km.

A 2 km or 5 km fundraising walk, held the same February Saturday in about 220 Canadian communities - each one raising money for a local charity; in Amherst that is YMCA of Cumberland. Signed routes, rest stops and a hot meal at the finish; walk the 2 km or the 5 km, in daylight or after dark.

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What race day is usually like

1°/ -9°

typical high / low

39%

of days see rain

In Amherst this week of the year it is wet about 4 days in 10. This is what the last ten years did — not a forecast. Check one a few days out.

Daily records 2016–2025 for Amherst, via Open-Meteo.

Events on the day

5 km Walk5km
2 km Walk2km

Where

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Amherst, NS

Part of the Coldest Night of the Year

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