Photo: Town of Kirkland Lake · CC BY-SA 4.0Hardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Kirkland Lake
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.0°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 70% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 46°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Expect about 192 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Kirkland Lake station, 2.4 km east.
A year in Kirkland Lake at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kirkland Lake’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Kirkland Lake feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 192 frosts and 87 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 54 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
787 mm of precipitation in a typical year
August is the wettest month and February the driest. 862nd wettest of 871 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario. Some 123 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Kirkland Lake
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. Homes here need more heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Kirkland Lake’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
About 123 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 25 May to a first of 25 September.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →About 23 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
A typical year is calm by definition; Kirkland Lake’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Kirkland Lake
Kirkland Lake is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 2.4 km east |
| Station altitude | 324 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Earlton, 52 km |
How Kirkland 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Kirkland Lake whose figures come from another normals location. Kirkland Lake has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 38–75 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland Lake | 24.0°C | −21.9°C | 787 mm |
| Englehart 38 km · Earlton | 24.8°C 0.8°C warmer | −21.4°C 0.5°C milder | 740 mm |
| Rouyn-Noranda 75 km · Rouyn | 23.7°C about the same | −20.1°C 1.8°C milder | 787 mm |
Kirkland Lake weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9.8°C | −21.9°C | −15.9°C | 47 mm |
| February | −7.6°C | −21.1°C | −14.5°C | 36 mm |
| March | −0.2°C | −14.2°C | −7.2°C | 43 mm |
| April | 7.0°C | −5.0°C | 1.0°C | 62 mm |
| May | 16.4°C | 4.0°C | 10.2°C | 65 mm |
| June | 21.9°C | 10.0°C | 15.9°C | 74 mm |
| July | 24.0°C | 12.8°C | 18.4°C | 88 mm |
| August | 22.3°C | 11.7°C | 17.0°C | 90 mm |
| September | 17.5°C | 7.4°C | 12.5°C | 88 mm |
| October | 9.2°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 78 mm |
| November | 1.0°C | −6.1°C | −2.6°C | 63 mm |
| December | −6.1°C | −15.5°C | −10.8°C | 54 mm |
| Year | 8.0°C | −3.1°C | 2.5°C | 787 mm |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 3.7°C; the steadiest, August
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −39.4°C (2003) and 26.5°C (2012).
Where Kirkland Lake’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Kirkland Lake, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 Kirkland Lake’s climate
How warm does Kirkland Lake get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 24.0°C.
How cold does Kirkland Lake get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −21.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Kirkland Lake get?
August is the wettest month at 90 mm and February the driest at 36 mm, for 787 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Kirkland Lake itself?
They are the normals for Kirkland Lake, measured just outside Kirkland Lake itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kirkland 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).