Weather in Algoma

Calculated from weather data of Sault Ste Marie Municipal/Sanderson Field (KANJ) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-4.8	-3.5	-2.5	-7.7	-2.9	-2.7
February	-3.9	1.7	-2.7	-5.9	-4.2	-2.3
March	2.3	5.2	2.2	1.0	4.7	3.5
April	8.5		9.5	6.4	11.1	8.3
May	17.4		19.1	18.0	17.8	16.3
June	22.8		23.5	22.0	24.5	23.6
July	25.3		24.1	23.8	25.3	26.5
August	24.3		23.1	24.3	26.3	23.8
September	20.4		21.6	20.3	20.3	17.8
October	12.6		13.3	13.4	16.6	8.9
November	4.8		5.4	6.7	5.5	9.0
December	-1.8		3.0	-1.7	0.7	0.5
Average	9.9	1.4	11.9	10.8	12.4	11.3

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-10.5	-8	-7	-15	-7	-6
February	-11.6	-7	-10	-14	-12	-10
March	-6.2	-3	-6	-7	-4	-4
April	0.1		1	0	2	-1
May	6.3		6	7	7	6
June	11.1		12	10	13	11
July	14.6		14	13	15	17
August	14.7		13	15	17	15
September	11.0		11	11	11	10
October	5.3		6	4	10	3
November	-2.2		-2	-1	-1	1
December	-7.9		-2	-5	-5	-5
Average	1.4	-6.2	3.0	1.7	3.8	3.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	7	2	6	8
25 °C or warmer	0	47	41	57	51
20 °C or warmer	0	114	102	123	101
0 °C or colder	79	145	140	130	145

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	22.9	22	24	35	16	23
February	25.5	29	31	24	15	23
March	17.0	18	16	29	15	13
April	13.9		19	19	10	18
May	7.2		11	6	2	4
June	7.1		8	9	7	4
July	4.2		5	3	4	4
August	4.5		6	6	3	5
September	6.1		5	3	7	9
October	14.0		17	15	8	9
November	21.7		32	18	14	14
December	20.8		18	25	28	13
Average	13.8	22.9	15.0	14.8	9.5	10.7

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	11.6	12	11	13	10	14
February	13.8	13	15	13	13	15
March	15.1	15	14	16	17	14
April	14.8		14	16	15	16
May	13.2		11	13	14	15
June	11.4		9	13	12	11
July	10.6		9	11	10	11
August	10.8		10	11	10	11
September	11.7		10	11	12	13
October	12.5		12	11	10	13
November	13.4		15	13	11	15
December	12.5		12	13	15	12
Average	12.7	13.5	11.7	12.9	12.3	13.2

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	E	NW	W	NW
February	NW	W	NW	W	W
March	W	NW	NW	W	W
April		W	W	NW	NW
May		NW	W	W	NW
June		NW	W	W	W
July		W	W	NW	W
August		W	W	SW	W
September		SE	W	W	W
October		NW	W	S	W
November		W	W	SW	W
December		N	S	W	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Algoma weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Algoma?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 25 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Algoma?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of -3 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Algoma?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 25.6 %.

Which month is the driest in Algoma?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 4.2 %.