Photo: P199 · Public domainMidwinter lows in Faraday sink below those of 81% of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 25.7°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 43°C. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 81% of Canadian towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 23–26°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Faraday itself; the figures are those of Bancroft, 6.9 km north-east.
A year in Faraday at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Faraday’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Faraday feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 193 frosts and 115 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 34 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 1,106 mm a year
The most falls in November, the least in February. 5th wettest of 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario. Some 147 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Bancroft normals leave out precipitation and snow; both come from Haliburton here, 46 km away.
278 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 67 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Faraday
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. Homes here need more heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Faraday’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →On some 29 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 36 a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Faraday’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Bancroft
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Bancroft.
| Distance from the town | 6.9 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 331 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Haliburton, 46 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −38.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.5°C |
| Average wind | 6.1 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Haliburton, 46 km |
How Faraday compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Faraday whose figures come from another normals location. No closer place has figures: this one lies 25 km from Faraday.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faraday Bancroft | 25.7°C | −17.1°C | 1,106 mm |
| Highlands East 25 km · Haliburton | 25.3°C about the same | −16.0°C 1.1°C milder | 1,106 mm |
Faraday weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.5°C | −17.1°C | −10.9°C | 98 mm | 67 cm |
| February | −2.1°C | −16.4°C | −9.3°C | 71 mm | 50 cm |
| March | 3.3°C | −10.4°C | −3.7°C | 76 mm | 36 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | −3.1°C | 3.7°C | 87 mm | 21 cm |
| May | 18.9°C | 3.3°C | 11.1°C | 92 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 23.1°C | 8.8°C | 16.0°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.7°C | 11.0°C | 18.4°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.5°C | 9.9°C | 17.3°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.4°C | 5.9°C | 13.1°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.5°C | 0.9°C | 6.7°C | 102 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 5.0°C | −4.9°C | 0.0°C | 103 mm | 33 cm |
| December | −1.6°C | −11.9°C | −6.9°C | 95 mm | 65 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | −2.0°C | 4.6°C | 1,106 mm | 278 cm |
From year to year, January moves by 3.1°C, more than any month, and June least
March has the widest record range, −34.2°C in 2003 to 27.1°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Faraday’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Bancroft, 1991–2020.
- 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: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Faraday’s climate
How warm does Faraday get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 25.7°C.
How cold does Faraday get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −17.1°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Faraday get?
Count on roughly 1,106 mm a year, heaviest in November (103 mm) and lightest in February (71 mm).
Are these figures for Faraday itself?
They describe Bancroft, the nearest normals location, rather than Faraday itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Faraday →
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).