Collingwood climate — normals and trends
Collingwood (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 1,084 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Collingwood averages 131 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Collingwood has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 143 to 119 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 3 August 1988) and the coldest -28.0 °C (on 17 January 1982).
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
CollingwoodOntario
- coords
- 44.48°, -80.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.6°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
4.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,084mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
25.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
131 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
175.8 cm
Average feels-like high
6.3 °C
Average feels-like low
0.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
31.1 °C
3 August 1988
Coldest day
-28.0 °C
17 January 1982
Wettest day
97 mm
15 October 1954
Windiest day
63.5 km/h
6 April 1979
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
25 February 2019
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
2 August 2006
Coldest feels-like
-36.3 °C
2 February 1976
Snowiest day
31.2 cm
25 February 1965
Sunniest day
15.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 101 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | -3.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 103 mm | +44 mm |
| Mar | 4.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 143 mm | +66 mm |
| Apr | 6.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 72 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 10.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 106 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 133 mm | +50 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 69 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 65 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 53 mm | -49 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 88 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 168 mm | +50 mm |
| Dec | -0.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 121 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Collingwood?
Collingwood has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 1,084 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Collingwood?
The hottest day measured in Collingwood between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1988, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Collingwood?
The coldest day measured in Collingwood between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1982, at -28.0 °C.
Does it snow in Collingwood?
Yes. Collingwood gets on average 175.8 cm of snow per year and has around 131 frost days.
Has the climate of Collingwood warmed?
Yes: Collingwood warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Collingwood?
The wettest day measured in Collingwood between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Collingwood?
The windiest day measured in Collingwood between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1979, with winds reaching 63.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Collingwood?
The warmest month in Collingwood is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (-7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Collingwood?
Collingwood receives on average 1,084 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Collingwood?
Collingwood gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Collingwood?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Collingwood between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1965, with 31.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Collingwood?
Yes: Collingwood has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Collingwood?
In Collingwood, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 2 August 2006, and the lowest was -36.3 °C on 2 February 1976.
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