Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Winter nights in Machin are colder than in 89% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 24.4°C on average. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 67% of Canadian towns. June is the wettest month here, with about 5.6 times the rain and snow of February. Plan for rain or snow on about 103 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Machin has no ECCC normals station nearby: the figures come from Kenora, 86 km west, so read them as the wider area’s climate.
A year in Machin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Machin’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Machin feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 181 frosts and 92 warm days 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 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 175 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Machin
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Machin’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 10 May until frost returns near 2 October: about 144 days.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 76 days in a normal year.
On some 22 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Machin’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Kenora
Kenora is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 86 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, 99 km |
How Machin 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Machin’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 25–116 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Machin.
Machin weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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 |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.6°C; the steadiest month is August
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −34.0°C (2003) and 23.8°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Machin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Kenora, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- 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: 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 Machin’s climate
How warm does Machin get in summer?
Highs reach 24.4°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Machin get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −20.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Machin get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 754 mm; the range runs from 21 mm in February to 119 mm in June.
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 Machin itself?
They are the figures for Kenora, which read better as the region’s climate than Machin’s own.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Machin →
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).