Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Pikangikum 14
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.0°C. Seasons differ by 48°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 70% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 203 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
The nearest ECCC normals location is Red Lake, 83 km south: at that distance its figures describe the region more than Pikangikum 14 itself.
A year in Pikangikum 14 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pikangikum 14’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Pikangikum 14 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 203 frosts and 85 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 62 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 722 mm a year
The most falls in July, the least in February. 871st wettest of 872 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario. About 108 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 230 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs September to May; November brings the most, about 45 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Pikangikum 14
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. Homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Pikangikum 14’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 114 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 28 May to a first of 20 September.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Pikangikum 14’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Red Lake
Red Lake is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 83 km south |
| Station altitude | 386 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −45.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.7°C |
| Average wind | 11.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Berens River, 217 km |
How Pikangikum 14 compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Pikangikum 14’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Pikangikum 14 with figures are 91–146 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikangikum 14 Red Lake | 24.0°C | −23.5°C | 722 mm |
| Deer Lake 91 km · Island Lake | 23.1°C 0.9°C cooler | −26.3°C 2.8°C colder | 567 mm |
| Little Grand Rapids 14 104 km · Berens River | 23.3°C 0.7°C cooler | −23.4°C about the same | 468 mm |
Pikangikum 14 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 | −12.7°C | −23.5°C | −18.1°C | 26 mm | 36 cm |
| February | −8.4°C | −21.3°C | −14.9°C | 16 mm | 22 cm |
| March | −0.5°C | −13.4°C | −7.0°C | 29 mm | 28 cm |
| April | 7.9°C | −4.7°C | 1.7°C | 37 mm | 21 cm |
| May | 15.8°C | 3.0°C | 9.4°C | 83 mm | 9 cm |
| June | 21.5°C | 9.3°C | 15.4°C | 98 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 24.0°C | 12.4°C | 18.2°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.7°C | 11.5°C | 17.1°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16.5°C | 6.4°C | 11.5°C | 84 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 7.6°C | −0.3°C | 3.7°C | 69 mm | 25 cm |
| November | −1.6°C | −9.0°C | −5.5°C | 44 mm | 45 cm |
| December | −9.9°C | −18.8°C | −14.4°C | 32 mm | 44 cm |
| Year | 6.9°C | −4.0°C | 1.4°C | 722 mm | 230 cm |
From year to year, December moves by 3.9°C, more than any month, and August least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −39.6°C (2003) and 23.2°C (2012).
Where Pikangikum 14’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Red Lake: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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 (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Pikangikum 14’s climate
How warm does Pikangikum 14 get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 24.0°C.
How cold does Pikangikum 14 get in winter?
January nights average −23.5°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Pikangikum 14 get?
Rain and snow add up to about 722 mm of water a year; July brings the most (112 mm), February the least (16 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 163 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Pikangikum 14 itself?
They are the figures for Red Lake, which read better as the region’s climate than Pikangikum 14’s own.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pikangikum 14 →
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