Climate in Kasabonika Lake · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Kasabonika Lake

In July the day’s top temperature is typically 22.4°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 50°C apart. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 96% of Canadian towns. Expect about 223 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.

July afternoons: cooler than 96% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than almost every Canadian town

Rain and snow a year: drier than 67% of Canadian towns

Every figure here comes from Big Trout Lake, 91 km west; ECCC has no normals closer to Kasabonika Lake, so they describe the wider area.

July high

22.4°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−27.1°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

714 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Frost days

223

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Kasabonika Lake at a glance

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

Jan−17°C−27°CColdest nights

Feb−13°C−26°C

Mar−5°C−20°C

Apr4°C−10°C

May12°C−1°C

Jun19°C7°C

Jul22°C10°CWarmestWettest

Aug21°C10°C

Sep14°C5°C

Oct6°C−1°C

Nov now−5°C−12°C

Dec−14°C−22°C

What stands out about Kasabonika Lake’s climate

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

A wider year than almost every Canadian townFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 49.5°C.Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −27.1°C, the coldest of the year. 872nd mildest of 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.Cooler than 96% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 22.4°C, the warmest of the year. 868th warmest of 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.

A normal year

What a year in Kasabonika Lake feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−15°C / −25°C

79 mm of rain and snow

Spring

4°C / −10°C

140 mm of rain and snow

Summer

21°C / 9°C

289 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

5°C / −3°C

206 mm of rain and snow

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−17°C−27°C

−13°C−26°C

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19°C7°C

22°C10°C

21°C10°C

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−14°C−22°C

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

Frost & warm days

About 223 frosts a year

The frost season runs September to June, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 92 nights a year drop under −20°C.

223

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than almost every Canadian town

Nights a year below −20°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Rain & snow

About 714 mm of rain and snow a year

July is the wettest month and February the driest. 872nd wettest of 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario. On about 112 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

714 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 67% of Canadian towns

526 mm

Of it as rain alone (74%)

102 mm

July, the wettest month

20 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

102 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

110 mm

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ECCC’s Big Trout Lake normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Pickle Lake, 256 km away.

Living here

Living with Kasabonika Lake’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

Get outside

The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 120 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 11 days a year.

Storms and extremes

Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Kasabonika Lake’s hazards page does.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Big Trout Lake

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

Distance from the town	91 km west
Station altitude	223 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Pickle Lake, 256 km
Snowfall from	No location within 100 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−46.2°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.5°C
Average wind	11.9 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Lansdowne House, 155 km

Compared with other towns

How Kasabonika Lake 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.

July afternoons22.4°C

Kasabonika LakeMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C

Cooler than 96% of Canadian towns868th warmest of 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario

January nights−27.1°C

Kasabonika LakeMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town872nd mildest of 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario

Rain and snow a year714 mm

Kasabonika LakeMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 67% of Canadian towns872nd wettest of 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario

Month by month

Kasabonika Lake weather by month

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

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow
January	−16.6°C	−27.1°C	−21.8°C	28 mm
February	−13.4°C	−26.4°C	−19.9°C	20 mm
March	−5.1°C	−19.7°C	−12.4°C	33 mm
April	3.8°C	−9.8°C	−3.0°C	38 mm
May	12.0°C	−0.9°C	5.5°C	69 mm
June	19.4°C	6.5°C	13.0°C	99 mm
July	22.4°C	10.2°C	16.4°C	102 mm
August	20.6°C	9.5°C	15.0°C	88 mm
September	14.3°C	4.9°C	9.6°C	94 mm
October	5.5°C	−1.3°C	2.2°C	66 mm
November	−4.6°C	−11.7°C	−8.2°C	46 mm
December	−13.5°C	−22.3°C	−17.9°C	31 mm
Year	3.8°C	−7.3°C	−1.8°C	714 mm

Year to year

December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.8°C; August the least

Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −43.1°C (1995) and 16.0°C (2012).

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Sources

Where Kasabonika Lake’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s normals for Big Trout Lake, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
Not on this page: snowfall (no location within 100 km publishes a full year of it), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and an altitude correction.

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

Questions about Kasabonika Lake’s climate

How warm does Kasabonika Lake get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 22.4°C.

How cold does Kasabonika Lake get in winter?

The coldest nights come in January, averaging −27.1°C.

How much rain and snow does Kasabonika Lake get?

Count on roughly 714 mm a year, heaviest in July (102 mm) and lightest in February (20 mm).

Are these figures for Kasabonika Lake itself?

No. The nearest normals are those of Big Trout Lake, a long way from Kasabonika Lake.

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

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).