Summer arrives in force in Van Kirk, hotter than in 95% of Canadian towns
Deep winter brings January lows near −8.9°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 82% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 36°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. If you like long walks, May, June, August and September offer highs of 19–26°C.
No ECCC station in Van Kirk has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Toronto Pearson (Airport), 16 km east, instead.
A year in Van Kirk at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Van Kirk’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Van Kirk feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
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.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 807 mm of rain and snow a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. 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
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 Van Kirk
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. By this count, homes here need less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Van Kirk’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
A normal year gives the garden about 174 frost-free days, roughly 27 April to 20 October.
Plan time outside for May, Jun, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Expect around 21 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
About 56 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Van Kirk: the hazards page.
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 | 16 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), 34 km |
How Van Kirk 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 Van Kirk whose figures come from another normals location. Van Kirk has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 22–30 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Kirk Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C | −8.9°C | 807 mm |
| Erin 22 km · Elora | 25.4°C 2.0°C cooler | −10.7°C 1.8°C colder | 807 mm |
| Milton 23 km · Burlington Piers | 25.5°C 1.9°C cooler | −6.3°C 2.6°C milder | 807 mm |
| Vaughan 27 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C 1.2°C colder | 862 mm |
Van Kirk 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 |
March has run from −24.7°C to 26.0°C in thirty years
Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 3.0°C around −5.0°C) and June least (1.3°C).
Where Van Kirk’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Toronto Pearson (Airport), 1991–2020.
- 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: 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 Van Kirk’s climate
How warm does Van Kirk get in summer?
Highs reach 27.4°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Van Kirk get in winter?
January nights average −8.9°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Van Kirk get?
The yearly total is about 807 mm. June gets 81 mm, the most of any month; February gets 50 mm, the least.
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 Van Kirk itself?
No, they come from Toronto Pearson (Airport); ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Van Kirk itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Van Kirk →
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).