Midland climate — normals and trends
Midland (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 982 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Midland averages 132 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Midland has warmed by +1.5 °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 141 to 123 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 5 July 1993) and the coldest -29.2 °C (on 4 January 1981).
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
MidlandOntario
- coords
- 44.75°, -79.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.6°C
Average daily high
9.5°C
Average daily low
3.8°C
Annual rainfall
982mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
22.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.9 °C
Average feels-like low
0.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
31.5 °C
5 July 1993
Coldest day
-29.2 °C
4 January 1981
Wettest day
101 mm
11 September 1986
Windiest day
59.0 km/h
11 March 1956
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
11 March 1956
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
4 August 1988
Coldest feels-like
-36.0 °C
2 February 1976
Snowiest day
30.2 cm
25 February 1965
Sunniest day
15.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 84 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -4.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 85 mm | +31 mm |
| Mar | 3.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 120 mm | +51 mm |
| Apr | 7.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 70 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 12.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 101 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 19.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 104 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 67 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 45 mm | -49 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 76 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 5.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 116 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | -1.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 102 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Midland?
Midland has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 982 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Midland?
The hottest day measured in Midland between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1993, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Midland?
The coldest day measured in Midland between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1981, at -29.2 °C.
Does it snow in Midland?
Yes. Midland gets on average 155.6 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Midland warmed?
Yes: Midland warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Midland?
The wettest day measured in Midland between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1986, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Midland?
The windiest day measured in Midland between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1956, with winds reaching 59.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Midland?
The warmest month in Midland is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Midland?
Midland receives on average 982 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Midland?
Midland gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Midland?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Midland between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1965, with 30.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Midland?
Yes: Midland has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Midland?
In Midland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 4 August 1988, and the lowest was -36.0 °C on 2 February 1976.
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