Summer arrives in force in Kinburn, hotter than in 83% of Canadian towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about −16.0°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 75% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in June and least in February. Frost comes on about 170 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Kinburn is Luskville, 19 km north-east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Kinburn at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kinburn’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Kinburn feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 170 days, 20°C on 119
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 27 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
968 mm of precipitation in a typical year
About 137 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
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 Kinburn
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total.
Living with Kinburn’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
From about 20 May to 22 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 124 days.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Kinburn’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Luskville
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Luskville.
| Distance from the town | 19 km north-east |
| 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), 37 km |
How Kinburn 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
Places around Kinburn whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 17–28 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Kinburn.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinburn Luskville | 26.9°C | −16.0°C | 968 mm |
| Almonte 17 km · Drummond Centre | 27.1°C about the same | −14.2°C 1.8°C milder | 939 mm |
| McNab/Braeside 20 km · Charteris | 26.4°C 0.5°C cooler | −16.9°C 0.9°C colder | 968 mm |
Kinburn 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 |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.5°C; August the least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −34.0°C (2003) and 28.0°C (2012).
Where Kinburn’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Luskville: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Kinburn’s climate
How warm does Kinburn get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 26.9°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Kinburn get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −16.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Kinburn get?
Around 968 mm a year in all, from 99 mm in June down to 63 mm in February.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 108 days a year.
Are these figures for Kinburn itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Luskville, not in Kinburn; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kinburn →
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).