Dunrobin has warmer summer afternoons than 83% of Canadian towns
Deep winter brings January lows near −16.0°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 75% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is June; the driest is February. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 137 days a year with 1 mm or more.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Dunrobin is Luskville, 13 km north-west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Dunrobin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Dunrobin’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Dunrobin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 170 frosts and 119 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 27 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 968 mm a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 193 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 53 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Dunrobin
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C.
Living with Dunrobin’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 20 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 22 September, about 124 days later.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Dunrobin’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Luskville
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Luskville, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 69 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.4°C |
| Next-nearest location | Ottawa (City), 21 km |
How Dunrobin 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 Dunrobin’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunrobin Luskville | 26.9°C | −16.0°C | 968 mm |
| Pontiac 7.4 km · Luskville | 26.9°C about the same | −16.0°C about the same | 968 mm |
| Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant 9.0 km · Ottawa (City) | 26.7°C about the same | −14.0°C 2.0°C milder | 938 mm |
Dunrobin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.4°C | −16.0°C | −10.9°C | 77 mm | 53 cm |
| February | −3.2°C | −15.3°C | −9.2°C | 63 mm | 43 cm |
| March | 2.6°C | −8.4°C | −3.0°C | 63 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | −0.2°C | 5.7°C | 74 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 19.8°C | 6.4°C | 13.1°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.5°C | 11.6°C | 18.1°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.9°C | 13.9°C | 20.2°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.7°C | 12.8°C | 19.2°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.2°C | 8.6°C | 14.9°C | 87 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 13.3°C | 2.8°C | 8.1°C | 84 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 5.6°C | −3.1°C | 1.4°C | 74 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −1.8°C | −10.5°C | −6.3°C | 76 mm | 43 cm |
| Year | 11.7°C | 0.2°C | 5.9°C | 968 mm | 193 cm |
From −34.0°C to 28.0°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 3.5°C around its normal of −10.9°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 1.1°C.
Where Dunrobin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Luskville, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Dunrobin’s climate
How warm does Dunrobin get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 26.9°C on a typical day.
How cold does Dunrobin get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −16.0°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Dunrobin get?
Measured as water, a year brings 968 mm: 99 mm in June, the wettest month, and 63 mm in February, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 108 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Dunrobin itself?
No, they come from Luskville; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Dunrobin itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Dunrobin →
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).