Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 38°C on 1988-07-06; its coldest fell to -28°C on 2015-02-16.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
13°C1995-01-14
-20°C1982-01-17
10°C2008-01-08
-27°C1982-01-12
February
17°C2000-02-26
-21°C2015-02-15
5°C2018-02-20
-28°C2015-02-16
March
26°C2012-03-22
-14°C2007-03-06
12°C1998-03-31
-26°C2003-03-03
April
26°C2023-04-14
-7°C1982-04-06
14°C1994-04-26
-18°C2003-04-06
May
32°C2006-05-29
4°C2020-05-08
19°C1989-05-31
-5°C1986-05-03
June
37°C1988-06-25
11°C1992-06-21
22°C2025-06-22
1°C1983-06-08
July
38°C1988-07-06
16°C1984-07-07
24°C2013-07-19
6°C2001-07-02
August
36°C2001-08-08
13°C1986-08-28
24°C2006-08-02
3°C1982-08-29
September
35°C2002-09-08
9°C1990-09-23
22°C2016-09-07
-2°C1993-09-30
October
30°C2023-10-03
2°C2008-10-29
19°C2007-10-08
-5°C2008-10-22
November
22°C2020-11-10
-7°C1987-11-21
14°C2024-11-05
-14°C2018-11-22
December
19°C1982-12-03
-16°C1983-12-26
12°C1982-12-03
-28°C1983-12-20

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
19°C1982-12-03
-21°C2015-02-15
12°C1982-12-03
-28°C2015-02-16
Spring (Mar–May)
32°C2006-05-29
-14°C2007-03-06
19°C1989-05-31
-26°C2003-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
38°C1988-07-06
11°C1992-06-21
24°C2006-08-02
1°C1983-06-08
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
35°C2002-09-08
-7°C1987-11-21
22°C2016-09-07
-14°C2018-11-22

All-time records

The most extreme value Kitchener has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 38°C 1988-07-06
Lowest -21°C 2015-02-15

Low

Highest 24°C 2006-08-02
Lowest -28°C 2015-02-16

Feels-like

Highest 52°C 2006-07-31
Lowest -45°C 2015-02-15

Humidity

Highest 22.3 g/m³ 2026-07-01
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 2015-02-15

Wind

Highest 72 km/h 1987-02-08
Lowest 5 km/h 2003-08-05

Precip

Wettest 60 mm 2005-07-16
Driest 21-day dry spell 1987-03-04

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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