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Climate in North Stormont · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

July in North Stormont runs hotter than in 91% of Canadian towns

January nights here settle around −11.8°C. Precipitation peaks in October and eases off in February. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 72% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.

July afternoons: warmer than 91% of Canadian towns
January nights: milder than 61% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: wetter than 68% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for North Stormont itself; the figures are those of Cornwall, 35 km south-east.

A year in North Stormont at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−4°C−12°CColdest nightsSnowiest
Feb−2°C−11°C
Mar4°C−5°C
Apr12°C2°C
May20°C9°C
Jun25°C14°C
Jul27°C17°CWarmest
Aug26°C16°C
Sep22°C12°C
Oct14°C6°CWettest
Nov now7°C0°C
Dec0°C−7°C

What stands out about North Stormont’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.

A normal year

What a year in North Stormont feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter
−2°C / −10°C
219 mm, with 135 cm of snow
Spring
12°C / 2°C
233 mm, with 46 cm of snow
Summer
26°C / 16°C
275 mm of rain and snow
Autumn
14°C / 6°C
280 mm, with 16 cm of snow: the wettest season
Best months to be outsideMayJunAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

Frost on 140 days, 20°C on 125

From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 8 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

140
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
Fewer frosts than 72% of Canadian towns
66
Days that stay below 0°C
8
Nights a year below −20°C
125
Days a year above 20°C
14
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

30
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

30
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Rain & snow

1,006 mm of precipitation in a typical year

On about 134 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

1,006 mm
Rain and snow a year
Wetter than 68% of Canadian towns
809 mm
Of it as rain alone (80%)
100 mm
October, the wettest month
63 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

100 mm
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

99 mm
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Snow

About 198 cm of snow a year

Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 51 cm).

198 cm
Snowfall a year
Snowier than 70% of Canadian towns
43
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
20 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

51 cm
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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

20 cm
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Heating

Heating a home in North Stormont

94% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,003 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
2,408 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. That means homes here need less heating than 71% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with North Stormont’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →
Storms and extremes

Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; North Stormont’s hazards page covers the risks.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Cornwall

Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Cornwall.

Distance from the town35 km south-east
Station altitude64 m
Completenessmeets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−32.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202037.5°C
Next-nearest locationOttawa (Airport), 46 km
Compared with other towns

How North Stormont compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.

July afternoons27.3°C
North StormontMedian Canadian town
20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C
Warmer than 91% of Canadian towns
January nights−11.8°C
North StormontMedian Canadian town
−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Milder than 61% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year1,006 mm
North StormontMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Wetter than 68% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year198 cm
North StormontMedian Canadian town
0100200300400
Snowier than 70% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share North Stormont’s would only repeat its figures.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
North Stormont Cornwall27.3°C−11.8°C1,006 mm
Casselman 12 km · Cornwall27.3°C about the same−11.8°C about the same1,006 mm
Limoges 16 km · Angers26.2°C 1.1°C cooler−16.5°C 4.7°C colder930 mm
Embrun 17 km · Ottawa (Airport)27.0°C about the same−14.3°C 2.5°C colder930 mm
Month by month

North Stormont weather by month

Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−3.8°C−11.8°C−7.8°C80 mm51 cm
February−2.1°C−10.6°C−6.4°C63 mm48 cm
March3.5°C−5.3°C−0.9°C64 mm35 cm
April11.8°C2.0°C6.9°C83 mm11 cm
May19.8°C8.8°C14.3°C85 mm0 cm
June24.6°C14.1°C19.3°C95 mm0 cm
July27.3°C17.0°C22.2°C97 mm0 cm
August26.3°C16.2°C21.2°C83 mm0 cm
September22.0°C11.8°C16.9°C99 mm0 cm
October14.1°C5.7°C9.7°C100 mm1 cm
November6.9°C−0.3°C3.3°C82 mm16 cm
December0.0°C−6.7°C−3.3°C75 mm37 cm
Year12.5°C3.4°C8.0°C1,006 mm198 cm
Year to year

The month with the widest range: March, −27.0°C to 26.0°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 (±3.0°C around −7.8°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where North Stormont’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Cornwall, the nearest location with a full year of 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, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about North Stormont’s climate

How warm does North Stormont get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 27.3°C.

How cold does North Stormont get in winter?

The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −11.8°C.

How much rain and snow does North Stormont get?

Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,006 mm; the range runs from 63 mm in February to 100 mm in October.

Are these figures for North Stormont itself?

No, they come from Cornwall; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in North Stormont itself.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for North Stormont →

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).