Bracebridge climate — normals and trends
Bracebridge (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 1,020 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bracebridge averages 154 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Bracebridge has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 160 to 148 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 9 July 2020) and the coldest -35.4 °C (on 23 January 1976).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BracebridgeOntario
- coords
- 45.03°, -79.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,020mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
154 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
158.8 cm
Average feels-like high
7.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.6 °C
9 July 2020
Coldest day
-35.4 °C
23 January 1976
Wettest day
103 mm
11 September 1986
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
29 June 1957
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
10 November 1942
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
1 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-40.5 °C
23 January 1976
Snowiest day
29.7 cm
25 February 1965
Sunniest day
15.0 h
23 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 60 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | -5.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 78 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 3.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 122 mm | +50 mm |
| Apr | 9.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 91 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 104 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 94 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 65 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 78 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 14.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 79 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 3.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 86 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -3.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 95 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bracebridge?
Bracebridge has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 1,020 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bracebridge?
The hottest day measured in Bracebridge between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2020, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bracebridge?
The coldest day measured in Bracebridge between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1976, at -35.4 °C.
Does it snow in Bracebridge?
Yes. Bracebridge gets on average 158.8 cm of snow per year and has around 154 frost days.
Has the climate of Bracebridge warmed?
Yes: Bracebridge warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bracebridge?
The wettest day measured in Bracebridge between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1986, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bracebridge?
The windiest day measured in Bracebridge between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1957, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bracebridge?
The warmest month in Bracebridge is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bracebridge?
Bracebridge receives on average 1,020 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bracebridge?
Bracebridge gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bracebridge?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bracebridge between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1965, with 29.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bracebridge?
Yes: Bracebridge has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bracebridge?
In Bracebridge, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 1 August 1975, and the lowest was -40.5 °C on 23 January 1976.
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