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Climate in Bracebridge · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Snowfall in Bracebridge tops that of 90% of Canadian towns: about 278 cm a year

On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.3°C. Of all months, October brings the most precipitation and February the least. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 79% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 141 days a year with 1 mm or more.

July afternoons: cooler than 55% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 72% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 79% of Canadian towns

Borrowed figures: Bracebridge has no normals station, so these come from Muskoka, 8.4 km south.

July high

25.3°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−15.3°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,062 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

278 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

175

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Bracebridge at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−5°C−15°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−3°C−15°C

Mar3°C−9°C

Apr10°C−2°C

May18°C5°C

Jun23°C10°C

Jul25°C13°CWarmest

Aug24°C12°C

Sep20°C8°C

Oct13°C2°CWettest

Nov now5°C−3°C

Dec−1°C−10°C

What stands out about Bracebridge’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.

Snowier than 90% of Canadian townsAbout 278 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.Wetter than 79% of Canadian townsAbout 1,062 mm of rain and melted snow a year; October is the wettest month and February the driest.Colder than 72% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −15.3°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Bracebridge feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−3°C / −13°C

235 mm, with 181 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −2°C

244 mm, with 59 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 12°C

267 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

13°C / 2°C

316 mm, with 38 cm of snow: the wettest season

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Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

175 frost days and 109 days above 20°C a year

The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 27 nights a year.

175

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 60% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

109

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 1,062 mm a year

1,062 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 79% of Canadian towns

111 mm

October, the wettest month

56 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

111 mm

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Snow

About 278 cm of snow a year

From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 67 cm.

278 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 90% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

67 cm

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Snowfall: Haliburton, 61 km away (Muskoka records no complete year of it).

Heating

Heating a home in Bracebridge

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,746 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,828 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together.

Living here

Living with Bracebridge’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Bracebridge’s risks.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Muskoka

ECCC builds the Muskoka normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	8.4 km south
Station altitude	282 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Snowfall from	Haliburton, 61 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−40.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	35.2°C
Average wind	10.7 km/h
Next-nearest location	Lagoon City, 56 km

Compared with other towns

How Bracebridge compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.

July afternoons25.3°C

BracebridgeMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C

Cooler than 55% of Canadian towns

January nights−15.3°C

BracebridgeMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 72% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,062 mm

BracebridgeMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 79% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year278 cm

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Snowier than 90% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Bracebridge whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Bracebridge with figures are 43–50 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Bracebridge Muskoka	25.3°C	−15.3°C	1,062 mm
Algonquin Highlands 43 km · Haliburton	25.3°C about the same	−16.0°C 0.7°C colder	1,106 mm
Severn 44 km · Lagoon City	24.5°C 0.8°C cooler	−12.6°C 2.7°C milder	1,062 mm

Month by month

Bracebridge weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−4.6°C	−15.3°C	−10.0°C	92 mm	67 cm
February	−3.1°C	−15.1°C	−9.1°C	56 mm	50 cm
March	2.5°C	−9.0°C	−3.3°C	72 mm	36 cm
April	10.4°C	−1.6°C	4.4°C	79 mm	21 cm
May	18.4°C	4.7°C	11.5°C	93 mm	2 cm
June	23.1°C	10.1°C	16.7°C	86 mm	0 cm
July	25.3°C	12.8°C	19.1°C	100 mm	0 cm
August	24.4°C	11.8°C	18.1°C	82 mm	0 cm
September	20.1°C	7.5°C	13.8°C	102 mm	0 cm
October	12.5°C	2.2°C	7.4°C	111 mm	5 cm
November	5.1°C	−3.4°C	0.9°C	103 mm	33 cm
December	−1.0°C	−9.7°C	−5.4°C	87 mm	65 cm
Year	11.1°C	−0.4°C	5.3°C	1,062 mm	278 cm

Year to year

In March, anything from −31.9°C to 26.7°C

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±3.3°C around −10.0°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.2°C).

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Sources

Where Bracebridge’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Muskoka, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Bracebridge’s climate

How warm does Bracebridge get in summer?

The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.3°C.

How cold does Bracebridge get in winter?

Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −15.3°C.

How much rain and snow does Bracebridge get?

Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,062 mm; the range runs from 56 mm in February to 111 mm in October.

Are these figures for Bracebridge itself?

Only indirectly: the readings are made at Muskoka, outside Bracebridge.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Bracebridge →

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).