Climate
Iroquois Falls falls within the northern periphery of the Humid Continental Climate (Dfb) despite extreme January and February record lows that exceed that of many subarctic regions. In January 1935, the town set the record low temperature for Ontario of −58.3 °C (−73 °F), the town also happens to hold the unofficial February record low of −55.6 °C (−68 °F). set in February 1899 (before the town was officially incorporated but weather was taken) and tied in February 1934 but it wasn't recorded at the location used for official temperature readings. Winter typically lasts from November through April. Despite being near Timmins, the topography allows for much colder winters.
| Climate data for Iroquois Falls | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
41.1 (106.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
41.1 (106.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11 (12.2) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −24.7 (−12.5) |
−23 (−9.4) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −58.3 (−72.9) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−30 (−22.0) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−3 (26.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−58.3 (−72.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 49.4 (1.945) |
30.6 (1.205) |
49.7 (1.957) |
45.1 (1.776) |
60.9 (2.398) |
81.5 (3.209) |
93.3 (3.673) |
85.9 (3.382) |
96.6 (3.803) |
68.5 (2.697) |
57.2 (2.252) |
57.4 (2.26) |
776.0 (30.551) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.106) |
2.9 (0.114) |
16.2 (0.638) |
31.0 (1.22) |
58.0 (2.283) |
81.4 (3.205) |
93.3 (3.673) |
85.9 (3.382) |
96.2 (3.787) |
62.9 (2.476) |
25.2 (0.992) |
5.6 (0.22) |
561.2 (22.094) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 46.7 (18.39) |
27.6 (10.87) |
33.5 (13.19) |
14.1 (5.55) |
2.9 (1.14) |
0.1 (0.04) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.4 (0.16) |
5.6 (2.2) |
32.0 (12.6) |
51.8 (20.39) |
214.8 (84.57) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
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