Afternoon heat in Norton Park beats that of 95% of Canadian towns
Nights in January average −8.9°C. Expect the most rain and snow in June and the least in February. Only about 131 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Borrowed figures: Norton Park has no normals station, so these come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 8.4 km south-east.
A year in Norton Park at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Norton Park’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Norton Park feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 131 frosts and 125 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 17 days a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 807 mm a year
On about 106 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
115 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 32 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Norton Park
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. Homes here need less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Norton Park’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Count on about 174 frost-free days: the last frost averages 27 April, the first 20 October.
For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 21 days with a wind chill below −20.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 56 days a year.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Norton Park’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto Pearson (Airport)
ECCC builds the Toronto Pearson (Airport) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 8.4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 173 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.9°C |
| Average wind | 15.7 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (City), 27 km |
How Norton Park compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Norton Park whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 21–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Norton Park.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Park Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C | −8.9°C | 807 mm |
| Vaughan 21 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C 1.2°C colder | 862 mm |
| Milton 25 km · Burlington Piers | 25.5°C 1.9°C cooler | −6.3°C 2.6°C milder | 807 mm |
| Toronto 27 km · Toronto (City) | 27.0°C about the same | −6.7°C 2.2°C milder | 823 mm |
Norton Park weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.2°C | −8.9°C | −5.0°C | 62 mm | 32 cm |
| February | −0.3°C | −8.5°C | −4.4°C | 50 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 5.0°C | −3.8°C | 0.6°C | 51 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 12.0°C | 1.9°C | 7.0°C | 77 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 19.2°C | 8.2°C | 13.7°C | 78 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 24.5°C | 13.9°C | 19.2°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27.4°C | 16.6°C | 22.1°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26.3°C | 15.8°C | 21.1°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.6°C | 16.9°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.6°C | 5.3°C | 10.0°C | 67 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 7.9°C | 0.2°C | 4.1°C | 72 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 1.9°C | −5.0°C | −1.6°C | 59 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 13.3°C | 3.9°C | 8.6°C | 807 mm | 115 cm |
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.
Where Norton Park’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Toronto Pearson (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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: 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 Norton Park’s climate
How warm does Norton Park get in summer?
Expect highs near 27.4°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Norton Park get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −8.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Norton Park get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 807 mm; the range runs from 50 mm in February to 81 mm in June.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 69 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Norton Park itself?
They describe Toronto Pearson (Airport), the nearest normals location, rather than Norton Park itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Norton Park →
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).