Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Emo has colder winter nights than 92% of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 25.2°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 67% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in June and least in February. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 23–25°C.
No ECCC station in Emo has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Fort Frances, 28 km east, instead.
A year in Emo at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Emo’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Emo feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
196 frost days and 102 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 46 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 731 mm of rain and snow a year
870th wettest of 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario. Some 112 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
157 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 38 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Emo
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Emo’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Emo’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fort Frances
Fort Frances is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 28 km east |
| Station altitude | 342 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −45.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Kenora, 135 km |
How Emo compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Emo’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Emo with figures are 136–148 km away.
Emo weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9.3°C | −21.0°C | −15.2°C | 32 mm | 38 cm |
| February | −5.9°C | −19.1°C | −12.5°C | 21 mm | 21 cm |
| March | 1.7°C | −11.0°C | −4.6°C | 32 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 9.9°C | −2.9°C | 3.6°C | 45 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 17.6°C | 4.0°C | 10.8°C | 86 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 22.7°C | 9.8°C | 16.3°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.2°C | 12.1°C | 18.7°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.2°C | 10.9°C | 17.6°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.9°C | 6.5°C | 12.7°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 10.4°C | 0.3°C | 5.3°C | 59 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 1.1°C | −7.3°C | −3.2°C | 43 mm | 31 cm |
| December | −6.3°C | −16.0°C | −11.2°C | 33 mm | 32 cm |
| Year | 9.2°C | −2.8°C | 3.2°C | 731 mm | 157 cm |
March: −37.3°C at its coldest, 26.4°C at its warmest
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 4.0°C around −12.5°C) and August least (1.3°C).
Where Emo’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Fort Frances, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Emo’s climate
How warm does Emo get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.2°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Emo get in winter?
Lows sink to −21.0°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Emo get?
June is the wettest month at 109 mm and February the driest at 21 mm, for 731 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Emo itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Fort Frances, not in Emo; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Emo →
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).