Lindsay climate — normals and trends
Lindsay (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 921 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lindsay averages 148 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Lindsay 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 154 to 142 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 30 June 1963) and the coldest -36.0 °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
LindsayOntario
- coords
- 44.35°, -78.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.9°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
2.2°C
Annual rainfall
921mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
28.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
148 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.1 °C
Average peak gust
39.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
36.7 °C
30 June 1963
Coldest day
-36.0 °C
25 December 1980
Wettest day
83 mm
28 September 1967
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
15 October 1954
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
6 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
1 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-41.6 °C
16 January 1994
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
16 February 1954
Sunniest day
15.0 h
30 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 | -0.6 °C | 43 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 73 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | 5.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 87 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 11.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 71 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 117 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 40 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 49 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 68 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 45 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 15.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 82 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 68 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -1.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 95 mm | +26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lindsay?
Lindsay has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 921 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lindsay?
The hottest day measured in Lindsay between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1963, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lindsay?
The coldest day measured in Lindsay between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1980, at -36.0 °C.
Does it snow in Lindsay?
Yes. Lindsay gets on average 122.8 cm of snow per year and has around 148 frost days.
Has the climate of Lindsay warmed?
Yes: Lindsay warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lindsay?
The wettest day measured in Lindsay between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1967, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lindsay?
The windiest day measured in Lindsay between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lindsay?
The warmest month in Lindsay is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lindsay?
Lindsay receives on average 921 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lindsay?
Lindsay gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lindsay?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lindsay between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1954, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lindsay?
Yes: Lindsay has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lindsay?
In Lindsay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 1 August 1975, and the lowest was -41.6 °C on 16 January 1994.
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