Few Canadian towns get more snow than Nipissing 10: about 312 cm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −17.3°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 81% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 42°C. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Nipissing 10 has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from North Bay, 24 km east.
A year in Nipissing 10 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Nipissing 10’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Nipissing 10 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
176 frost days and 96 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 28 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,020 mm of precipitation in a typical year
September is the wettest month and February the driest. About 133 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 312 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 71 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Nipissing 10
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. That means homes here need more heating than 72% of Canadian towns.
Living with Nipissing 10’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 15 May until frost returns near 29 September: about 135 days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →About 61 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
The humidex tops 30 on about 25 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Nipissing 10’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: North Bay
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for North Bay are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 24 km east |
| Station altitude | 370 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.3°C |
| Average wind | 14.0 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Barrage Témiscamingue, 61 km |
How Nipissing 10 compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Nipissing 10’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Nipissing 10 with figures are 52–78 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nipissing 10 North Bay | 24.3°C | −17.3°C | 1,020 mm |
| St.-Charles 52 km · Sudbury | 25.0°C 0.7°C warmer | −17.5°C about the same | 912 mm |
| Témiscaming 62 km · Barrage Témiscamingue | 25.5°C 1.2°C warmer | −16.0°C 1.3°C milder | 1,020 mm |
Nipissing 10 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 | −7.4°C | −17.3°C | −12.3°C | 70 mm | 70 cm |
| February | −5.6°C | −15.9°C | −10.8°C | 54 mm | 63 cm |
| March | 0.7°C | −9.6°C | −4.5°C | 60 mm | 39 cm |
| April | 8.6°C | −1.8°C | 3.4°C | 72 mm | 18 cm |
| May | 17.0°C | 5.7°C | 11.4°C | 89 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 22.0°C | 11.1°C | 16.6°C | 91 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 24.3°C | 13.7°C | 19.0°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.1°C | 12.8°C | 18.0°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.5°C | 8.3°C | 13.4°C | 114 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 10.6°C | 2.3°C | 6.5°C | 109 mm | 9 cm |
| November | 3.1°C | −4.3°C | −0.6°C | 97 mm | 38 cm |
| December | −3.8°C | −11.7°C | −7.8°C | 73 mm | 71 cm |
| Year | 9.3°C | −0.6°C | 4.4°C | 1,020 mm | 312 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.4°C; the steadiest month is June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −33.1°C in 2003 to 25.2°C in 2012.
Where Nipissing 10’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for North Bay, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Nipissing 10’s climate
How warm does Nipissing 10 get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 24.3°C.
How cold does Nipissing 10 get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −17.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Nipissing 10 get?
Precipitation totals 1,020 mm a year, with September the wettest month (114 mm) and February the driest (54 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 137 days a year.
Are these figures for Nipissing 10 itself?
No, they come from North Bay; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Nipissing 10 itself.
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