Kenora climate — normals and trends
Kenora (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 701 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kenora averages 171 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Kenora has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 18 August 2003) and the coldest -39.0 °C (on 2 February 1996).
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
KenoraOntario
- coords
- 49.77°, -94.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.8°C
Average daily high
6.1°C
Average daily low
-0.5°C
Annual rainfall
701mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
34.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
171 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
108.8 cm
Average feels-like high
2.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
31.2 °C
18 August 2003
Coldest day
-39.0 °C
2 February 1996
Wettest day
91 mm
31 July 2001
Windiest day
51.2 km/h
7 June 1954
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
17 August 2002
Hottest feels-like
35.5 °C
18 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-44.9 °C
2 February 1996
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
20 November 1977
Sunniest day
15.8 h
20 June 1963
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -11.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 20 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -11.5 °C | -1.8 °C | 21 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | -1.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 31 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 5.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 50 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 10 mm | -61 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 66 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 88 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 86 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 58 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 140 mm | +72 mm |
| Nov | 2.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 24 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | -9.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 50 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kenora?
Kenora has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 701 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kenora?
The hottest day measured in Kenora between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2003, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kenora?
The coldest day measured in Kenora between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1996, at -39.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kenora?
Yes. Kenora gets on average 108.8 cm of snow per year and has around 171 frost days.
Has the climate of Kenora warmed?
Yes: Kenora warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kenora?
The wettest day measured in Kenora between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2001, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kenora?
The windiest day measured in Kenora between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1954, with winds reaching 51.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kenora?
The warmest month in Kenora is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kenora?
Kenora receives on average 701 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kenora?
Kenora 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 Kenora?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kenora between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1977, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kenora?
Yes: Kenora has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kenora?
In Kenora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.5 °C on 18 August 2003, and the lowest was -44.9 °C on 2 February 1996.
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