Summer arrives in force in Valley Creek, hotter than in 95% of Canadian towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −8.9°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in June and least in February. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 82% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Valley Creek itself; the figures are those of Toronto Pearson (Airport), 12 km south-east.
A year in Valley Creek at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Valley Creek’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Valley Creek feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 131 days, 20°C on 125
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. About 17 days a year top 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
On about 106 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 115 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Valley Creek
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. By this count, homes here need less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Valley Creek’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 27 April until frost returns near 20 October: about 174 days.
Plan time outside for May, Jun, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Roughly 21 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 56 a year.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Valley Creek’s hazards page covers them.
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 | 12 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), 26 km |
How Valley Creek 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Valley Creek’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 15–25 km from Valley Creek.
Valley Creek weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
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 Valley Creek’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Toronto Pearson (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Valley Creek’s climate
How warm does Valley Creek get in summer?
Highs reach 27.4°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Valley Creek get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −8.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Valley Creek 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?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 69 days a year.
Are these figures for Valley Creek itself?
Not directly: Valley Creek has no ECCC normals of its own, and Toronto Pearson (Airport) stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Valley Creek →
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).