Keswick climate — normals and trends
Keswick (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 825 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Keswick averages 142 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Keswick has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 150 to 134 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 1 July 1963) and the coldest -33.0 °C (on 25 December 1980).
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
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- coords
- 44.25°, -79.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.1°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
825mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
28.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
142 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
115.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
37.0 °C
1 July 1963
Coldest day
-33.0 °C
25 December 1980
Wettest day
98 mm
15 October 1954
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
6 April 1979
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
6 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-37.9 °C
25 December 1980
Snowiest day
28.4 cm
25 February 1965
Sunniest day
15.0 h
14 June 1940
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 | -4.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 77 mm | +28 mm |
| Mar | 5.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 74 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 10.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 67 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 93 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 67 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 47 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 47 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 63 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 15.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 64 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 66 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -1.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 86 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Keswick?
Keswick has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 825 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Keswick?
The hottest day measured in Keswick between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1963, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Keswick?
The coldest day measured in Keswick between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1980, at -33.0 °C.
Does it snow in Keswick?
Yes. Keswick gets on average 115.3 cm of snow per year and has around 142 frost days.
Has the climate of Keswick warmed?
Yes: Keswick warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Keswick?
The wettest day measured in Keswick between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Keswick?
The windiest day measured in Keswick between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1979, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Keswick?
The warmest month in Keswick is July (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Keswick?
Keswick receives on average 825 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Keswick?
Keswick gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Keswick?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Keswick between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1965, with 28.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Keswick?
Yes: Keswick has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Keswick?
In Keswick, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -37.9 °C on 25 December 1980.
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