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Climate in Kincardine · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns see more snow than Kincardine, with about 385 cm a year

The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −7.8°C on average. Temperatures cover 32°C across the year, low to high. Its January nights stay gentler than in 83% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 147 days a year with 1 mm or more.

July afternoons: cooler than 67% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 83% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 80% of Canadian towns

Every figure here comes from Goderich, 51 km south; ECCC has no normals closer to Kincardine, so they describe the wider area.

July high

24.4°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−7.8°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,074 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

385 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

134

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Kincardine at a glance

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

Jan−1°C−8°CSnowiestWettest

Feb−1°C−8°CColdest nights

Mar4°C−4°C

Apr11°C1°C

May17°C7°C

Jun22°C12°C

Jul24°C15°CWarmest

Aug24°C15°C

Sep21°C11°C

Oct14°C6°C

Nov now7°C1°C

Dec2°C−4°C

What stands out about Kincardine’s climate

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

Snowier than almost every Canadian townAbout 385 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January. The snowiest of 854 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.A narrower year than 88% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 32.2°C.Milder than 83% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −7.8°C; February is colder still.

A normal year

What a year in Kincardine feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

0°C / −7°C

292 mm, with 276 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 1°C

232 mm, with 57 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 14°C

232 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

14°C / 6°C

319 mm, with 52 cm of snow: the wettest season

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4°C−4°C

11°C1°C

17°C7°C

22°C12°C

24°C15°C

21°C11°C

14°C6°C

7°C1°C

2°C−4°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

Frost on 134 days, 20°C on 109

The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 4 days a year climb past 30°C.

134

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 77% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

109

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

About 1,074 mm of rain and snow a year

The most falls in January, the least in March.

1,074 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 80% of Canadian towns

764 mm

Of it as rain alone (71%)

111 mm

January, the wettest month

66 mm

March, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

111 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

106 mm

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Goderich publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, so these figures, and the snow below, come from Wiarton, 69 km away.

Snow

385 cm of snow in a typical year

Expect snow from October to April, with about 111 cm in January, the snowiest month. The snowiest of 854 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.

385 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than almost every Canadian town

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

111 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Kincardine

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.

3,915 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

2,118 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. A house here needs less heating than 76% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Kincardine’s climate

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

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Roughly 17 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.

Humidex

Plan shade and water for about 44 days a year above 30 on the humidex.

Storms and extremes

Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Kincardine’s hazards page covers them.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Goderich

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Goderich are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	51 km south
Station altitude	214 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Wiarton, 69 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−31.1°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	34.4°C
Average wind	16.8 km/h on average, most often from the south
Next-nearest location	Wiarton, 69 km

Compared with other towns

How Kincardine 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 afternoons24.4°C

KincardineMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C

Cooler than 67% of Canadian towns

January nights−7.8°C

KincardineMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Milder than 83% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,074 mm

KincardineMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 80% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year385 cm

KincardineMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than almost every Canadian townThe snowiest of 854 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Kincardine whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Kincardine with figures are 30–46 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Kincardine Goderich	24.4°C	−7.8°C	1,074 mm
Port Elgin 30 km · Wiarton	24.3°C about the same	−9.9°C 2.1°C colder	1,074 mm
Walkerton 37 km · Mount Forest	25.1°C 0.7°C warmer	−10.9°C 3.1°C colder	1,035 mm

Month by month

Kincardine weather by month

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

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−1.3°C	−7.8°C	−4.6°C	111 mm	111 cm
February	−0.6°C	−8.0°C	−4.3°C	77 mm	74 cm
March	3.8°C	−4.4°C	−0.3°C	66 mm	38 cm
April	10.6°C	1.1°C	5.9°C	84 mm	18 cm
May	17.4°C	7.1°C	12.3°C	82 mm	1 cm
June	22.4°C	12.4°C	17.4°C	79 mm	0 cm
July	24.4°C	14.8°C	19.6°C	70 mm	0 cm
August	24.0°C	14.5°C	19.3°C	83 mm	0 cm
September	21.0°C	11.2°C	16.1°C	99 mm	0 cm
October	14.3°C	6.0°C	10.2°C	110 mm	5 cm
November	7.3°C	0.8°C	4.1°C	110 mm	48 cm
December	1.7°C	−3.9°C	−1.1°C	104 mm	92 cm
Year	12.1°C	3.7°C	7.9°C	1,074 mm	385 cm

Year to year

The most changeable month: February, give or take 3.0°C; the steadiest, August

The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −25.5°C in 2003 and a high of 25.1°C in 2012.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Kincardine’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s normals for Goderich, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
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: 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, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.

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

Questions about Kincardine’s climate

How warm does Kincardine get in summer?

The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 24.4°C.

How cold does Kincardine get in winter?

Of all twelve months, February has the coldest nights, about −8.0°C.

How much rain and snow does Kincardine get?

January is the wettest month at 111 mm and March the driest at 66 mm, for 1,074 mm over the year.

Are these figures for Kincardine itself?

Not really: Goderich, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Kincardine.

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

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).