Afternoon heat in Royal Orchard beats that of 95% of Canadian towns
January nights here settle around −8.9°C. Only about 131 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns. June is the wettest month, February the driest. Have the furnace checked before November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Royal Orchard itself; the figures are those of Toronto Pearson (Airport), 13 km east.
A year in Royal Orchard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Royal Orchard’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Royal Orchard feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 131 frosts and 125 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 17 days a year climb past 30°C.
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
About 106 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 115 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 32 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Royal Orchard
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. That means homes here need less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Royal Orchard’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Frost usually lets go around 27 April and returns near 20 October, about 174 days apart.
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 →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 21 days a year here.
The humidex tops 30 on about 56 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Royal Orchard’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto Pearson (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Toronto Pearson (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 13 km 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), 31 km |
How Royal Orchard 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Royal Orchard’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Royal Orchard with figures are 22–27 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Orchard Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C | −8.9°C | 807 mm |
| Milton 22 km · Burlington Piers | 25.5°C 1.9°C cooler | −6.3°C 2.6°C milder | 807 mm |
| Erin 25 km · Elora | 25.4°C 2.0°C cooler | −10.7°C 1.8°C colder | 807 mm |
| Vaughan 26 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C 1.2°C colder | 862 mm |
Royal Orchard weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| 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 |
The month with the widest range: March, −24.7°C to 26.0°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±3.0°C around −5.0°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.3°C).
Where Royal Orchard’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Toronto Pearson (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of 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: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Royal Orchard’s climate
How warm does Royal Orchard get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 27.4°C on a typical day.
How cold does Royal Orchard get in winter?
Overnight lows average −8.9°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Royal Orchard get?
Precipitation totals 807 mm a year, with June the wettest month (81 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 69 days a year.
Are these figures for Royal Orchard itself?
No, the station behind them is Toronto Pearson (Airport), beyond Royal Orchard’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Royal Orchard →
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).