Climate and Average Weather Year Round at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport Canada

At North Bay/Jack Garland Airport, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are freezing, snowy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 3°F to 75°F and is rarely below -17°F or above 83°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit North Bay/Jack Garland Airport for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.9 months, from May 20 to September 15, with an average daily high temperature above 64°F. The hottest month of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is July, with an average high of 75°F and low of 58°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 1 to March 10, with an average daily high temperature below 30°F. The coldest month of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is January, with an average low of 4°F and high of 19°F.

At North Bay/Jack Garland Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport begins around May 1 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around October 26.

The clearest month of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 63% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 26 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around May 1.

The cloudiest month of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.4 months, from May 7 to November 19, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is June, with an average of 10.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.6 months, from November 19 to May 7. The month with the fewest wet days at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is February, with an average of 5.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.3 months, from March 17 to November 25. The month with the most days of rain alone at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is June, with an average of 10.1 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.7 months, from November 25 to March 17. The month with the most days of snow alone at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is January, with an average of 4.9 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. North Bay/Jack Garland Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.7 months, from February 29 to December 21, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is September, with an average rainfall of 3.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from December 21 to February 29. The month with the least rain at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is February, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. North Bay/Jack Garland Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from October 15 to May 3, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is February, with an average snowfall of 9.2 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from May 3 to October 15. The least snow falls around July 20, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 36 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:24 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 37 minutes later at 8:01 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:30 PM on December 9, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 43 minutes later at 9:14 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

North Bay/Jack Garland Airport experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from June 7 to September 16, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 3% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is July, with 3.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is March 1, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from November 2 to April 26, with average wind speeds of more than 5.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.2 months, from April 26 to November 2. The calmest month of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 4.2 months, from January 17 to May 24, with a peak percentage of 39% on March 7. The wind is most often from the west for 3.1 months, from May 24 to August 28 and for 1.4 months, from December 5 to January 17, with a peak percentage of 41% on July 16. The wind is most often from the south for 3.3 months, from August 28 to December 5, with a peak percentage of 37% on October 1.

North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.6 months, from July 5 to September 23, with an average temperature above 60°F. The month of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 66°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 5.0 months, from December 7 to May 7, with an average temperature below 40°F. The month of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 33°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit North Bay/Jack Garland Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit North Bay/Jack Garland Airport for hot-weather activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport typically lasts for 4.8 months (146 days), from around May 10 to around October 3, rarely starting before April 21 or after May 31, and rarely ending before September 14 or after October 21.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport should appear around May 10, only rarely appearing before April 28 or after May 24.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 4 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is June, with an average of 6.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 25 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year at North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is December, with an average of 1.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of North Bay/Jack Garland Airport are 46.363 deg latitude, -79.424 deg longitude, and 1,181 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of North Bay/Jack Garland Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 410 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,127 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (906 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,306 feet).

The area within 2 miles of North Bay/Jack Garland Airport is covered by trees (81%), within 10 miles by trees (76%) and water (17%), and within 50 miles by trees (90%).