Photo: JeffJ · Public domainSnowfall in Kearney tops that of 90% of Canadian towns: about 278 cm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.3°C. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 79% of Canadian towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 41°C. From June to August, highs of 23–25°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Every figure here comes from Muskoka, 70 km south; ECCC has no normals closer to Kearney, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Kearney at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kearney’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Kearney feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
175 frost days and 109 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 27 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,062 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in October, the least in February. On about 141 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 278 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 67 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Muskoka publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Haliburton, 81 km away.
Heating a home in Kearney
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up.
Living with Kearney’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Kearney’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Muskoka
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Muskoka are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 70 km south |
| Station altitude | 282 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Haliburton, 81 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.2°C |
| Average wind | 10.7 km/h |
| Next-nearest location | Haliburton, 81 km |
How Kearney 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 Kearney’s own would show the same figures). Kearney has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 21 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney Muskoka | 25.3°C | −15.3°C | 1,062 mm |
| Strong 21 km · North Bay | 24.3°C 1.0°C cooler | −17.3°C 2.0°C colder | 1,020 mm |
Kearney 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 | −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 |
A March here can run from −31.9°C to 26.7°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.3°C of its normal of −10.0°C; June keeps to within 1.2°C.
Where Kearney’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Muskoka, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- 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: 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 Kearney’s climate
How warm does Kearney get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.3°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Kearney get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −15.3°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Kearney get?
Precipitation totals 1,062 mm a year, with October the wettest month (111 mm) and February the driest (56 mm).
Are these figures for Kearney itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Muskoka, a long way from Kearney.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kearney →
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).