Climate
Kenora has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold, dry winters. Its climate is influenced by continental air masses. Winters are cold with a January high of −13 °C (8.6 °F) and a low of −22 °C (−7.6 °F). Temperatures below −20 °C (−4.0 °F) occur on 51 days.The average annual snowfall is 158 centimetres (62 in), which is lower than places to the east as it is influenced by the dry air of continental high pressure zones, resulting in relatively dry winters. Summers are warm with a July high of 24 °C (75.2 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59.0 °F) and temperatures above 30 °C (86.0 °F) occur on 5.5 days. The average annual precipitation is 662 millimetres (26 in), with most of it being concentrated in the summer months with June being the wettest month and February the dryest.
| Climate data for Kenora Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Humidex | 6.8 | 8.5 | 19.3 | 30.0 | 39.3 | 41.2 | 41.7 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 28.9 | 18.9 | 8.7 | 41.7 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22 (−8) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−2 (28) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47.0) |
−41.4 (−42.5) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−31.3 (−24.3) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
| Wind chill | −57.5 | −54.3 | −46.7 | −37.7 | −20.5 | −5.9 | 0.8 | −2 | −12.6 | −22.2 | −46.8 | −51.5 | −57.5 |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 26.1 (1.028) |
19.3 (0.76) |
27.7 (1.091) |
32.7 (1.287) |
64.3 (2.531) |
107.8 (4.244) |
95.3 (3.752) |
85.8 (3.378) |
81.2 (3.197) |
53.7 (2.114) |
42.3 (1.665) |
25.7 (1.012) |
661.8 (26.055) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 0.4 (0.016) |
2.7 (0.106) |
6.9 (0.272) |
19.8 (0.78) |
63.0 (2.48) |
107.7 (4.24) |
95.3 (3.752) |
85.8 (3.378) |
80.2 (3.157) |
42.7 (1.681) |
9.3 (0.366) |
0.6 (0.024) |
514.4 (20.252) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 28.0 (11.02) |
17.9 (7.05) |
22.3 (8.78) |
13.6 (5.35) |
1.5 (0.59) |
0.1 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.8 (0.31) |
11.4 (4.49) |
35.2 (13.86) |
27.4 (10.79) |
158.2 (62.28) |
| % humidity | 67.3 | 61.3 | 54.9 | 44.6 | 45.2 | 51.7 | 52.4 | 54.4 | 58.6 | 62.4 | 72.1 | 71.7 | 58.1 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 14.1 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 146.9 |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.50 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 0.73 | 82.43 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 14.3 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 | 4.8 | 12.9 | 14.3 | 73.03 |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
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