Midwinter lows in Cumberland sink below those of 78% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.2°C on average. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in February. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 62% of Canadian towns. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are not Cumberland’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Angers, 12 km north-west.
A year in Cumberland at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Cumberland’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Cumberland feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 179 frosts and 112 warm days 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
Rain and melted snow: about 938 mm a year
On about 120 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Precipitation and snowfall: Ottawa (City), 28 km away (Angers records no complete year of either).
About 185 cm of snow a year
From October to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 45 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Cumberland
91% 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. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 60% of Canadian towns.
Living with Cumberland’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 26 May until frost returns near 22 September: about 119 days.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Cumberland: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Angers
Angers is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 91 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Ottawa (City), 28 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Ottawa (City), 28 km |
How Cumberland compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Cumberland’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 24–28 km from Cumberland.
Cumberland 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 | −5.6°C | −16.5°C | −11.2°C | 65 mm | 45 cm |
| February | −3.3°C | −15.5°C | −9.5°C | 52 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 2.3°C | −8.7°C | −3.7°C | 62 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 10.7°C | −1.0°C | 5.0°C | 81 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.1°C | 5.6°C | 12.2°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23.8°C | 10.9°C | 17.4°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.4°C | 19.6°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.1°C | 12.5°C | 18.7°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.4°C | 8.1°C | 14.2°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.6°C | 2.2°C | 7.4°C | 90 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.2°C | −3.5°C | 1.0°C | 72 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −2.1°C | −11.0°C | −7.0°C | 74 mm | 43 cm |
| Year | 11.2°C | −0.3°C | 5.3°C | 938 mm | 185 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.5°C; the steadiest month is August
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −33.5°C (2007) and 27.0°C (2012).
Where Cumberland’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Angers, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Cumberland’s climate
How warm does Cumberland get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 26.2°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Cumberland get in winter?
Expect nights around −16.5°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Cumberland get?
Measured as water, a year brings 938 mm: 95 mm in June, the wettest month, and 52 mm in February, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 121 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Cumberland itself?
They describe Angers, the nearest normals location, rather than Cumberland itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Cumberland →
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).