Photo: P199 · CC0More rain and snow fall on McDougall than on 79% of Canadian towns: 1,062 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.3°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 72% of Canadian towns. October is the wettest month, February the driest. Expect about 175 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Every figure here comes from Muskoka, 81 km south-east; ECCC has no normals closer to McDougall, so they describe the wider area.
A year in McDougall at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about McDougall’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in McDougall feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 175 frosts and 109 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 27 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 1,062 mm a year
Some 141 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in McDougall
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year.
Living with McDougall’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on McDougall’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Muskoka
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Muskoka are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 81 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 282 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.2°C |
| Average wind | 10.7 km/h |
| Next-nearest location | Collingwood, 107 km |
How McDougall 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 McDougall’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to McDougall with figures is 28 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDougall Muskoka | 25.3°C | −15.3°C | 1,062 mm |
| Whitestone 28 km · North Bay | 24.3°C 1.0°C cooler | −17.3°C 2.0°C colder | 1,020 mm |
McDougall weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean and precipitation.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.6°C | −15.3°C | −10.0°C | 92 mm |
| February | −3.1°C | −15.1°C | −9.1°C | 56 mm |
| March | 2.5°C | −9.0°C | −3.3°C | 72 mm |
| April | 10.4°C | −1.6°C | 4.4°C | 79 mm |
| May | 18.4°C | 4.7°C | 11.5°C | 93 mm |
| June | 23.1°C | 10.1°C | 16.7°C | 86 mm |
| July | 25.3°C | 12.8°C | 19.1°C | 100 mm |
| August | 24.4°C | 11.8°C | 18.1°C | 82 mm |
| September | 20.1°C | 7.5°C | 13.8°C | 102 mm |
| October | 12.5°C | 2.2°C | 7.4°C | 111 mm |
| November | 5.1°C | −3.4°C | 0.9°C | 103 mm |
| December | −1.0°C | −9.7°C | −5.4°C | 87 mm |
| Year | 11.1°C | −0.4°C | 5.3°C | 1,062 mm |
The month with the widest range: March, −31.9°C to 26.7°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±3.3°C around −10.0°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.2°C).
Where McDougall’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Muskoka, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: snow, with no complete snowfall normals within 100 km, sunshine, which ECCC published for no location, and any height adjustment.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about McDougall’s climate
How warm does McDougall get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.3°C.
How cold does McDougall get in winter?
Expect nights around −15.3°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does McDougall get?
A normal year brings 1,062 mm, snow included as water: October is wettest at 111 mm, February driest at 56 mm.
Are these figures for McDougall itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Muskoka, a long way from McDougall.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for McDougall →
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).