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Climate in Trinity Commons · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Trinity Commons has warmer summer afternoons than 95% of Canadian towns

Nights in January average −8.9°C. Frost is rarer than in 82% of Canadian towns: about 131 nights a year drop below freezing. Expect the most rain and snow in June and the least in February. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 19–26°C, belongs to May, June, August and September.

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

Trinity Commons has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 13 km south-east.

A year in Trinity Commons 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 Trinity Commons’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 Trinity Commons 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

131 frost days and 125 days above 20°C a year

From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost 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
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

31
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Rain & snow

About 807 mm of rain and snow a year

On about 106 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

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

About 115 cm of snow a year

Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (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 Trinity Commons

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

One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. Homes here need less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Trinity Commons’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

The garden window

Between the last frost, near 27 April, and the first, near 20 October, lie about 174 frost-free days.

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

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

Humidex

Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 56 days a year.

Storms and extremes

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

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

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 town13 km south-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), 30 km
Compared with other towns

How Trinity Commons compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.

July afternoons27.4°C
Trinity CommonsMedian Canadian town
20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C
Warmer than 95% of Canadian towns
January nights−8.9°C
Trinity CommonsMedian Canadian town
−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Milder than 78% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year807 mm
Trinity CommonsMedian Canadian town
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Drier than 62% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year115 cm
Trinity CommonsMedian 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 Trinity Commons’s own would show the same figures). Trinity Commons has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 22–28 km out.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Trinity Commons Toronto Pearson (Airport)27.4°C−8.9°C807 mm
Vaughan 22 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport)27.3°C about the same−10.1°C 1.2°C colder862 mm
Erin 26 km · Elora25.4°C 2.0°C cooler−10.7°C 1.8°C colder807 mm
Milton 27 km · Burlington Piers25.5°C 1.9°C cooler−6.3°C 2.6°C milder807 mm
Month by month

Trinity Commons weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

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

January varies most from one year to the next (3.0°C), June least

March has the widest record range, −24.7°C in 2003 to 26.0°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Trinity Commons’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Toronto Pearson (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
  • Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
  • 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 Trinity Commons’s climate

How warm does Trinity Commons get in summer?

Highs reach 27.4°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.

How cold does Trinity Commons get in winter?

At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −8.9°C.

How much rain and snow does Trinity Commons get?

807 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is June (81 mm); the driest, February (50 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 69 days a year.

Are these figures for Trinity Commons itself?

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

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

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).