Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Nipigon is among the frostiest of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 24.9°C on average. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 66% of Canadian towns. About 114 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Every figure here comes from Thunder Bay, 104 km south-west; ECCC has no normals closer to Nipigon, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Nipigon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Nipigon’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Nipigon feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
206 frost days a year
The frost season runs September 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
762 mm of precipitation in a typical year
865th wettest of 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Thunder Bay publishes no full year of precipitation, so these figures come from Geraldton, 130 km away.
Living with Nipigon’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Plan time outside for Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →About 68 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 26 days a year.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Nipigon’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Thunder Bay
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Thunder Bay are 4 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 104 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 199 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Geraldton, 130 km |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.0°C |
| Average wind | 11.6 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Geraldton, 130 km |
How Nipigon 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 Nipigon whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest place to Nipigon with figures is 77 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nipigon Thunder Bay | 24.9°C | −19.2°C | 762 mm |
| Schreiber 77 km · Geraldton | 23.6°C 1.3°C cooler | −24.7°C 5.5°C colder | 762 mm |
Nipigon weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean and precipitation.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7.6°C | −19.2°C | −13.4°C | 36 mm |
| February | −5.2°C | −18.3°C | −11.8°C | 26 mm |
| March | 1.0°C | −11.8°C | −5.4°C | 33 mm |
| April | 8.9°C | −4.2°C | 2.4°C | 49 mm |
| May | 15.9°C | 1.9°C | 8.9°C | 78 mm |
| June | 21.6°C | 7.8°C | 14.8°C | 82 mm |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.0°C | 18.0°C | 108 mm |
| August | 24.2°C | 10.0°C | 17.1°C | 76 mm |
| September | 19.2°C | 5.5°C | 12.4°C | 102 mm |
| October | 10.9°C | −0.3°C | 5.3°C | 84 mm |
| November | 2.6°C | −6.7°C | −2.1°C | 53 mm |
| December | −4.5°C | −14.6°C | −9.6°C | 37 mm |
| Year | 9.3°C | −3.3°C | 3.0°C | 762 mm |
The month with the widest range: March, −34.7°C to 23.9°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 (±3.7°C around −11.8°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.0°C).
Where Nipigon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Thunder Bay, 1991–2020.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- 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: 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 Nipigon’s climate
How warm does Nipigon get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 24.9°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Nipigon get in winter?
January nights average −19.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Nipigon get?
762 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (108 mm); the driest, February (26 mm).
Are these figures for Nipigon itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Thunder Bay, a long way from Nipigon.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Nipigon →
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).