Guest, Sign inJoin
Climate in County Court · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

County Court has warmer summer afternoons than 95% of Canadian towns

Nights in January average −8.9°C. A year here swings 36°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Only about 131 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns. Expect about 131 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.

July afternoons: warmer than 95% of Canadian towns
January nights: milder than 78% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: drier than 62% of Canadian towns

No ECCC station in County Court has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Toronto Pearson (Airport), 7.7 km east, instead.

A year in County Court at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−1°C−9°CColdest nightsSnowiest
Feb0°C−9°C
Mar5°C−4°C
Apr12°C2°CLast frost ~27 Apr
May19°C8°C
Jun25°C14°CWettest
Jul27°C17°CWarmest
Aug26°C16°C
Sep22°C12°C
Oct15°C5°CFirst frost ~20 Oct
Nov now8°C0°C
Dec2°C−5°C

What stands out about County Court’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.

A normal year

What a year in County Court feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter
0°C / −7°C
170 mm, with 83 cm of snow
Spring
12°C / 2°C
205 mm, with 22 cm of snow
Summer
26°C / 15°C
223 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
15°C / 6°C
208 mm of rain and snow
Best months to be outsideMayJunAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

Frost on 131 days, 20°C on 125

The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 17 days a year climb past 30°C.

131
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
Fewer frosts than 82% of Canadian towns
50
Days that stay below 0°C
3
Nights a year below −20°C
125
Days a year above 20°C
17
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

28
JFMAMJJASOND

Days above 20°C by month

Average days

31
JFMAMJJASOND
Rain & snow

About 807 mm of rain and snow a year

June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. About 106 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

807 mm
Rain and snow a year
Drier than 62% of Canadian towns
697 mm
Of it as rain alone (86%)
81 mm
June, the wettest month
50 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

81 mm
JFMAMJJASOND

Rain alone by month

Millimetres

81 mm
JFMAMJJASOND
Snow

About 115 cm of snow a year

The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 32 cm.

115 cm
Snowfall a year
Less snowy than 81% of Canadian towns
45
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
69
Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground
8 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

32 cm
JFMAMJJASOND

Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

8 cm
JFMAMJJASOND
Heating

Heating a home in County Court

93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.

3,751 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
2,387 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with County Court’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

About 174 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 27 April to a first of 20 October.

Get outside

Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

The wind chill passes −20 on about 21 days in a normal year.

Humidex

Count on some 56 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on County Court’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Toronto Pearson (Airport)

Toronto Pearson (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town7.7 km east
Station altitude173 m
Completenessat least 25 years
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−31.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202037.9°C
Average wind15.7 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest locationToronto (City), 26 km
Compared with other towns

How County Court compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Ontario.

July afternoons27.4°C
County CourtMedian Canadian town
20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C
Warmer than 95% of Canadian towns
January nights−8.9°C
County CourtMedian Canadian town
−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Milder than 78% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year807 mm
County CourtMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,5002,000
Drier than 62% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year115 cm
County CourtMedian Canadian town
0100200300400
Less snowy than 81% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on County Court’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to County Court with figures are 21–27 km away.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
County Court Toronto Pearson (Airport)27.4°C−8.9°C807 mm
Milton 21 km · Burlington Piers25.5°C 1.9°C cooler−6.3°C 2.6°C milder807 mm
Vaughan 25 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport)27.3°C about the same−10.1°C 1.2°C colder862 mm
Toronto 27 km · Toronto (City)27.0°C about the same−6.7°C 2.2°C milder823 mm
Month by month

County Court weather by month

Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−1.2°C−8.9°C−5.0°C62 mm32 cm
February−0.3°C−8.5°C−4.4°C50 mm28 cm
March5.0°C−3.8°C0.6°C51 mm17 cm
April12.0°C1.9°C7.0°C77 mm5 cm
May19.2°C8.2°C13.7°C78 mmunder 1 cm
June24.5°C13.9°C19.2°C81 mm0 cm
July27.4°C16.6°C22.1°C74 mm0 cm
August26.3°C15.8°C21.1°C69 mm0 cm
September22.3°C11.6°C16.9°C69 mm0 cm
October14.6°C5.3°C10.0°C67 mmunder 1 cm
November7.9°C0.2°C4.1°C72 mm9 cm
December1.9°C−5.0°C−1.6°C59 mm24 cm
Year13.3°C3.9°C8.6°C807 mm115 cm
Year to year

From −24.7°C to 26.0°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991

From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 3.0°C around its normal of −5.0°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.3°C.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where County Court’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: ECCC’s normals for Toronto Pearson (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
  • Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
  • Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about County Court’s climate

How warm does County Court get in summer?

A normal July afternoon tops out at about 27.4°C, the year’s high point.

How cold does County Court get in winter?

In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −8.9°C.

How much rain and snow does County Court get?

Around 807 mm a year in all, from 81 mm in June down to 50 mm in February.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 69 days a year.

Are these figures for County Court itself?

Not as such: Toronto Pearson (Airport) is the nearest normals location, and County Court has none.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for County Court →

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).