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Chatham, Ontario climate

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental

Chatham has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −7°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 914 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (90 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers
Warm
Highs near 26°C in July.
❄️ Winters
Very cold
Lows near −7°C in January.
🌧️ Rain & snow
Moderate rainfall
About 914 mm of rain a year, plus 90 cm of snow.
Snow falls through the winter months
Sky & trend
Often cloudy
Cloudy skies much of the year.
+0.6 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures TEMPERATURE °C -10°10°20°30° PRECIPITATION (mm) 04590 RainSnow JanAprJulOct

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER) 0h2h4h6h8h J: ~2.0 hours of sun/dayF: ~2.4 hours of sun/dayM: ~2.9 hours of sun/dayA: ~3.7 hours of sun/dayM: ~4.3 hours of sun/dayJ: ~5.5 hours of sun/dayJ: ~6.4 hours of sun/dayA: ~5.9 hours of sun/dayS: ~5.2 hours of sun/dayO: ~3.5 hours of sun/dayN: ~2.4 hours of sun/dayD: ~1.8 hours of sun/day JFMAMJJASOND Sun hours per day (est.)

Chatham climate normals (1991–2020)

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)−1051218242625221583
Avg temp (°C)−4−3171419212117115−1
Avg low (°C)−7−7−3291416161271−4
Precipitation (mm)665666878979887579817671
Snowfall (cm)26221330420
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Avg high (°C)−105121824
Avg temp (°C)−4−3171419
Avg low (°C)−7−7−32914
Precipitation (mm)665666878979
Snowfall (cm)2622133
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)2625221583
Avg temp (°C)212117115−1
Avg low (°C)16161271−4
Precipitation (mm)887579817671
Snowfall (cm)0420

Sky & atmosphere

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloud cover (%)787775727064575758687579
Relative humidity (%)868479757473717273768084
Wind speed (m/s)5.04.64.34.23.43.02.82.83.34.04.54.7
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Cloud cover (%)787775727064
Relative humidity (%)868479757473
Wind speed (m/s)5.04.64.34.23.43.0
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloud cover (%)575758687579
Relative humidity (%)717273768084
Wind speed (m/s)2.82.83.34.04.54.7
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at New Glasgow, a weather station, about 46 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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