Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0For weather, Algoma, Unorganized, North Part is about as ordinary as Canadian towns get
July afternoons reach 24.2°C on a typical day and January nights drop to −14.5°C; 915 mm of rain and melted snow falls in a year. Seasons differ by 39°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 69% of Canadian towns. Windshields need scraping on about 175 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
ECCC publishes no normals for Algoma, Unorganized, North Part itself; the figures are those of Sault Ste Marie, 42 km south-west.
A year in Algoma, Unorganized, North Part at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Algoma, Unorganized, North Part’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Algoma, Unorganized, North Part feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 175 frosts and 96 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 21 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 915 mm a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 131 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 325 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 84 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Algoma, Unorganized, North Part
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.
Living with Algoma, Unorganized, North Part’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Gardens get from about 28 May to 29 September without frost, around 123 days in all.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 39 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 31 days a year.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Algoma, Unorganized, North Part’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Sault Ste Marie
Sault Ste Marie is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 42 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 192 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −37.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.3°C |
| Average wind | 12.2 km/h on average, most often from the east |
| Next-nearest location | Chapleau, 130 km |
How Algoma, Unorganized, North Part compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Algoma, Unorganized, North Part’s would only repeat its figures. Algoma, Unorganized, North Part has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 87–140 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma, Unorganized, North Part Sault Ste Marie | 24.2°C | −14.5°C | 915 mm |
| Huron Shores 87 km · Gore Bay | 24.4°C about the same | −13.6°C 0.9°C milder | 915 mm |
| Chapleau 131 km · Chapleau | 23.6°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.6°C 7.1°C colder | 841 mm |
| Wawa 140 km · Wawa | 20.8°C 3.4°C cooler | −19.6°C 5.1°C colder | 967 mm |
Algoma, Unorganized, North Part weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.0°C | −14.5°C | −9.8°C | 65 mm | 84 cm |
| February | −4.0°C | −14.7°C | −9.4°C | 46 mm | 59 cm |
| March | 1.4°C | −9.6°C | −4.1°C | 52 mm | 39 cm |
| April | 8.7°C | −2.0°C | 3.4°C | 71 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 16.2°C | 3.5°C | 9.9°C | 69 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 21.8°C | 8.5°C | 15.2°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.2°C | 11.6°C | 17.9°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.7°C | 11.5°C | 17.7°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 8.0°C | 13.7°C | 109 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 11.7°C | 2.7°C | 7.2°C | 111 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 4.8°C | −2.5°C | 1.2°C | 89 mm | 44 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −8.6°C | −4.8°C | 70 mm | 77 cm |
| Year | 10.2°C | −0.5°C | 4.8°C | 915 mm | 325 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −34.4°C to 26.7°C
February is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.7°C of the normal, −9.4°C. August is the steadiest, within 1.2°C.
Where Algoma, Unorganized, North Part’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Sault Ste Marie, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Algoma, Unorganized, North Part’s climate
How warm does Algoma, Unorganized, North Part get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.2°C.
How cold does Algoma, Unorganized, North Part get in winter?
On a normal February night the air drops to −14.7°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Algoma, Unorganized, North Part get?
915 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is October (111 mm); the driest, February (46 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 129 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Algoma, Unorganized, North Part itself?
Not directly: Algoma, Unorganized, North Part has no ECCC normals of its own, and Sault Ste Marie stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Algoma, Unorganized, North Part →
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