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Climate in Kettle Point 44 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Winter nights in Kettle Point 44 are milder than in 83% of Canadian towns

Midsummer highs settle at about 26.5°C. Expect the most rain and snow in June and the least in February. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 65% of Canadian towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 22–27°C.

July afternoons: warmer than 65% of Canadian towns
January nights: milder than 83% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: drier than 50% of Canadian towns

Kettle Point 44 has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Sarnia, 33 km south-west.

A year in Kettle Point 44 at a glance

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

Jan−1°C−8°CColdest nightsSnowiest
Feb0°C−8°C
Mar5°C−4°C
Apr12°C2°C
May19°C7°C
Jun24°C13°CWettest
Jul27°C16°CWarmest
Aug26°C15°C
Sep22°C11°C
Oct15°C6°C
Nov now8°C0°C
Dec2°C−4°C

What stands out about Kettle Point 44’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Kettle Point 44 feels like

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

Winter
0°C / −7°C
164 mm, with 79 cm of snow
Spring
12°C / 2°C
221 mm, with 26 cm of snow
Summer
25°C / 15°C
244 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
15°C / 6°C
242 mm of rain and snow
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

About 131 frosts and 124 warm days a year

From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 15 days a year.

131
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
Fewer frosts than 79% of Canadian towns
49
Days that stay below 0°C
2
Nights a year below −20°C
124
Days a year above 20°C
15
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

28
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

29
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Rain & snow

871 mm of precipitation in a typical year

Some 113 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

871 mm
Rain and snow a year
Drier than 50% of Canadian towns
765 mm
Of it as rain alone (88%)
93 mm
June, the wettest month
48 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

93 mm
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

93 mm
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Snow

About 112 cm of snow a year

Expect snow from November to April, with about 34 cm in January, the snowiest month.

112 cm
Snowfall a year
Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns
42
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
7 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

34 cm
JFMAMJJASOND

Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

7 cm
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Heating

Heating a home in Kettle Point 44

92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.

3,710 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
2,322 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 86% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Kettle Point 44’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 14 days a year.

Storms and extremes

Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Kettle Point 44’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Sarnia

Sarnia is a composite: ECCC joins 4 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town33 km south-west
Station altitude181 m
Completenessmeets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−28.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202037.9°C
Average wind15.0 km/h on average, most often from the south
Next-nearest locationStrathroy-Mullifarry, 40 km
Compared with other towns

How Kettle Point 44 compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.

July afternoons26.5°C
Kettle Point 44Median Canadian town
20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C
Warmer than 65% of Canadian towns
January nights−8.2°C
Kettle Point 44Median Canadian town
−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Milder than 83% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year871 mm
Kettle Point 44Median Canadian town
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Drier than 50% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year112 cm
Kettle Point 44Median Canadian town
0100200300400
Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Kettle Point 44 whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest place to Kettle Point 44 with figures is 12 km away.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Kettle Point 44 Sarnia26.5°C−8.2°C871 mm
Forest 12 km · Strathroy-Mullifarry27.3°C 0.8°C warmer−8.5°C about the same966 mm
Month by month

Kettle Point 44 weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−0.9°C−8.2°C−4.6°C57 mm34 cm
February0.0°C−7.9°C−4.0°C48 mm20 cm
March5.0°C−3.7°C0.6°C57 mm22 cm
April11.9°C1.5°C6.7°C79 mm4 cm
May18.7°C7.4°C13.1°C85 mm0 cm
June24.0°C13.0°C18.6°C93 mm0 cm
July26.5°C16.0°C21.3°C80 mm0 cm
August25.5°C15.3°C20.4°C71 mm0 cm
September22.2°C11.3°C16.7°C84 mm0 cm
October15.4°C6.0°C10.7°C78 mm1 cm
November8.0°C0.4°C4.2°C80 mm7 cm
December2.1°C−4.4°C−1.2°C60 mm25 cm
Year13.2°C3.9°C8.5°C871 mm112 cm
Year to year

In March, anything from −22.3°C to 27.9°C

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±2.9°C around −4.0°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.2°C).

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Kettle Point 44’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Sarnia from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
  • Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
  • Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

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

Questions about Kettle Point 44’s climate

How warm does Kettle Point 44 get in summer?

Expect highs near 26.5°C in July, the hottest month on average.

How cold does Kettle Point 44 get in winter?

A typical January night falls to −8.2°C, the year’s low point.

How much rain and snow does Kettle Point 44 get?

Count on roughly 871 mm a year, heaviest in June (93 mm) and lightest in February (48 mm).

Are these figures for Kettle Point 44 itself?

Not directly: Kettle Point 44 has no ECCC normals of its own, and Sarnia stands in for it.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kettle Point 44 →

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).