Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Snowy winters: about 278 cm a year in North Kawartha, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.3°C on average. Some 41°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 81% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 147 times a year.
North Kawartha has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Haliburton, 49 km north-west.
A year in North Kawartha at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about North Kawartha’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in North Kawartha feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
187 frost days and 111 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 29 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
About 1,106 mm of rain and snow a year
November brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 5th wettest of 871 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 278 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 67 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in North Kawartha
90% 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.
Living with North Kawartha’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Frost usually lets go around 31 May and returns near 18 September, about 108 days apart.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to North Kawartha’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Haliburton
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Haliburton, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 49 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 330 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Bancroft, 50 km |
How North Kawartha 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 North Kawartha’s would only repeat its figures. North Kawartha has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 26 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Kawartha Haliburton | 25.3°C | −16.0°C | 1,106 mm |
| Trent Lakes 26 km · Peterborough | 26.6°C 1.3°C warmer | −12.8°C 3.2°C milder | 840 mm |
North Kawartha 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 | −4.2°C | −16.0°C | −10.1°C | 98 mm | 67 cm |
| February | −2.3°C | −15.4°C | −8.9°C | 71 mm | 50 cm |
| March | 3.1°C | −9.9°C | −3.4°C | 76 mm | 36 cm |
| April | 10.3°C | −2.2°C | 4.0°C | 87 mm | 21 cm |
| May | 18.5°C | 4.5°C | 11.5°C | 92 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 23.1°C | 10.0°C | 16.6°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.3°C | 12.2°C | 18.8°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.4°C | 11.5°C | 18.0°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 7.7°C | 14.0°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.7°C | 2.1°C | 7.5°C | 102 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 5.1°C | −3.7°C | 0.7°C | 103 mm | 33 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −10.4°C | −5.7°C | 95 mm | 65 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | −0.8°C | 5.2°C | 1,106 mm | 278 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −34.5°C to 26.5°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.4°C of the normal, −10.1°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.1°C.
Where North Kawartha’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Haliburton, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 North Kawartha’s climate
How warm does North Kawartha get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C.
How cold does North Kawartha get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −16.0°C.
How much rain and snow does North Kawartha get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,106 mm; the range runs from 71 mm in February to 103 mm in November.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 135 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for North Kawartha itself?
Not exactly. North Kawartha lacks a normals station, so Haliburton supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for North Kawartha →
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).