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Climate in Mount Pleasant North · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Summer arrives in force in Mount Pleasant North, hotter than in 95% of Canadian towns

Deep winter brings January lows near −8.9°C. Frost is rarer than in 82% of Canadian towns: about 131 nights a year drop below freezing. Some 36°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. About 106 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.

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

The nearest ECCC normals location to Mount Pleasant North is Toronto Pearson (Airport), 17 km east, and every figure on this page is its.

A year in Mount Pleasant North 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 Mount Pleasant North’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 Mount Pleasant North feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

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

From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 17 days a year.

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
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

31
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Rain & snow

807 mm of precipitation in a typical year

June is the wettest month and February the driest.

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
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

81 mm
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Snow

115 cm of snow in a typical year

From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at 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
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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

8 cm
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Heating

Heating a home in Mount Pleasant North

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

The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Mount Pleasant North’s climate

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

The garden window

Count on about 174 frost-free days: the last frost averages 27 April, the first 20 October.

Get outside

Plan time outside for May, Jun, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

Count on some 21 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.

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 Mount Pleasant North’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 town17 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), 35 km
Compared with other towns

How Mount Pleasant North compares

Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Ontario.

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

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Mount Pleasant North whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 21–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Mount Pleasant North.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Mount Pleasant North 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
Erin 21 km · Elora25.4°C 2.0°C cooler−10.7°C 1.8°C colder807 mm
Vaughan 29 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport)27.3°C about the same−10.1°C 1.2°C colder862 mm
Month by month

Mount Pleasant North weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 year to year, January moves by 3.0°C, more than any month, and June least

Over 1991–2020, March saw both −24.7°C (2003) and 26.0°C (2012), the widest span of any month.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Mount Pleasant North’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: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
  • Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

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

Questions about Mount Pleasant North’s climate

How warm does Mount Pleasant North get in summer?

Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 27.4°C.

How cold does Mount Pleasant North get in winter?

Deep winter means January, when nights average −8.9°C.

How much rain and snow does Mount Pleasant North get?

Rain and snow add up to about 807 mm of water a year; June brings the most (81 mm), February the least (50 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Count on about 69 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.

Are these figures for Mount Pleasant North itself?

No, they come from Toronto Pearson (Airport); ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Mount Pleasant North itself.

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

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).