Winter nights in Kenora, Unorganized are colder than in 89% of Canadian towns
Expect July afternoons of about 24.4°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 67% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is June; the driest is February. The outdoor season runs from June to September, with highs of 17–24°C.
Every figure here comes from Kenora, 78 km west; ECCC has no normals closer to Kenora, Unorganized, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Kenora, Unorganized at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kenora, Unorganized’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Kenora, Unorganized feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
181 frost days and 92 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 42 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 754 mm a year
867th wettest of 871 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario. About 103 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 175 cm in a normal year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Kenora, Unorganized
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. By this count, homes here need more heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Kenora, Unorganized’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 144 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 10 May to a first of 2 October.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Roughly 76 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
A humidex above 30 marks about 22 days in a normal year.
A typical year is calm by definition; Kenora, Unorganized’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Kenora
ECCC builds the Kenora normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 78 km west |
| Station altitude | 410 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 13.5 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Sioux Lookout, 104 km |
How Kenora, Unorganized 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Kenora, Unorganized’s own would show the same figures). No closer place has figures: this one lies 35 km from Kenora, Unorganized.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenora, Unorganized Kenora | 24.4°C | −20.1°C | 754 mm |
| Dryden 35 km · Sioux Lookout | 24.3°C about the same | −22.3°C 2.2°C colder | 796 mm |
Kenora, Unorganized weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −11.4°C | −20.1°C | −15.8°C | 27 mm | 31 cm |
| February | −7.8°C | −17.6°C | −12.7°C | 21 mm | 23 cm |
| March | −0.1°C | −10.3°C | −5.2°C | 27 mm | 21 cm |
| April | 8.6°C | −1.7°C | 3.5°C | 40 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 16.3°C | 5.7°C | 11.0°C | 91 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 21.9°C | 12.0°C | 17.0°C | 119 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 24.4°C | 14.9°C | 19.6°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.4°C | 13.9°C | 18.7°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.4°C | 8.6°C | 13.1°C | 94 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 8.8°C | 1.7°C | 5.2°C | 67 mm | 15 cm |
| November | −0.6°C | −6.9°C | −3.8°C | 38 mm | 31 cm |
| December | −8.2°C | −16.0°C | −12.0°C | 28 mm | 32 cm |
| Year | 7.7°C | −1.3°C | 3.2°C | 754 mm | 175 cm |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 3.6°C; the steadiest, August
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −34.0°C in 2003 and a high of 23.8°C in 2012.
Where Kenora, Unorganized’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Kenora: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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 (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 Kenora, Unorganized’s climate
How warm does Kenora, Unorganized get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 24.4°C.
How cold does Kenora, Unorganized get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −20.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Kenora, Unorganized get?
The year adds up to 754 mm. June is the peak month (119 mm) and February the low one (21 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 150 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Kenora, Unorganized itself?
No: they come from Kenora, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Kenora, Unorganized.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kenora, Unorganized →
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).