Climate
Timmins is near the northern periphery of the cold humid continental climate (Dfb). Timmins has very cold winters, being in northern Ontario, but temperatures in late summer and fall tend to be among the coldest for any major city in any Canadian province, although during the spring and summer it can get very hot. Timmins also holds Ontario's record low for September, which is −12.1 °C (10 °F).
| Climate data for Timmins Victor Power Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Humidex | 6.1 | 10.7 | 21.8 | 31.5 | 37.5 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 42.0 | 40.1 | 32.9 | 20.8 | 17.1 | 44 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11 (12.2) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−4 (24.8) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −23.9 (−11.0) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.7 (−48.5) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−33.9 (−29.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
| Wind chill | −54.2 | −53.7 | −45.8 | −37.1 | −18.8 | −8.5 | −2.4 | −4 | −9.3 | −19.2 | −38 | −53.1 | −54.2 |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 53.9 (2.122) |
36.6 (1.441) |
59.4 (2.339) |
52.8 (2.079) |
69.2 (2.724) |
89.4 (3.52) |
91.5 (3.602) |
82.0 (3.228) |
88.3 (3.476) |
76.8 (3.024) |
69.6 (2.74) |
61.9 (2.437) |
831.3 (32.728) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.114) |
1.6 (0.063) |
14.7 (0.579) |
26.6 (1.047) |
62.7 (2.469) |
89.1 (3.508) |
91.5 (3.602) |
82.0 (3.228) |
86.7 (3.413) |
64.0 (2.52) |
29.5 (1.161) |
7.0 (0.276) |
558.1 (21.972) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 61.7 (24.29) |
40.6 (15.98) |
49.9 (19.65) |
27.5 (10.83) |
6.7 (2.64) |
0.4 (0.16) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.6 (0.63) |
14.0 (5.51) |
45.7 (17.99) |
65.4 (25.75) |
313.4 (123.39) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 17.7 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 180.7 |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 103.1 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 18.1 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 6.6 | 15.6 | 19.1 | 95.6 |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
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