Climate in Wildfield · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Afternoon heat in Wildfield beats that of 95% of Canadian towns

Midwinter brings lows of about −8.9°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 82% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in June and least in February. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 106 days a year with 1 mm or more.

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

The nearest ECCC normals location to Wildfield is Toronto Pearson (Airport), 16 km south-east, and every figure on this page is its.

July high

27.4°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−8.9°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

807 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

115 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

131

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

174

27 Apr to 20 Oct

A year in Wildfield 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 Wildfield’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.

Warmer than 95% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 27.4°C, the warmest of the year.Less snowy than 81% of Canadian townsAbout 115 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.Milder than 78% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −8.9°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Wildfield feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

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

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−10°

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−1°C−9°C

0°C−9°C

5°C−4°C

12°C2°C

19°C8°C

25°C14°C

27°C17°C

26°C16°C

22°C12°C

15°C5°C

8°C0°C

2°C−5°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideMayJunAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 131 days, 20°C on 125

Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Some 17 days a year climb past 30°C.

174 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

27 Apr 20 Oct

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

131

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 82% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

125

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 807 mm a year

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

115 cm of snow in a typical year

Expect snow from November to April, with about 32 cm in January, the snowiest month.

115 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 81% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

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 Wildfield

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

Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. A house here needs less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Wildfield’s climate

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

The garden window

Seedlings can go out once the average last frost, around 27 April, has passed; autumn’s first, near 20 October, ends a season of about 174 days.

Get outside

For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Winter brings about 21 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

About 56 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Wildfield’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 town	16 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 Buttonville (Airport), 29 km

Compared with other towns

How Wildfield 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.

July afternoons27.4°C

WildfieldMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C

Warmer than 95% of Canadian towns

January nights−8.9°C

WildfieldMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Milder than 78% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year807 mm

WildfieldMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 62% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year115 cm

WildfieldMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 81% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Wildfield whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 16–29 km from Wildfield.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Wildfield Toronto Pearson (Airport)	27.4°C	−8.9°C	807 mm
Vaughan 16 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport)	27.3°C about the same	−10.1°C 1.2°C colder	862 mm
Erin 29 km · Elora	25.4°C 2.0°C cooler	−10.7°C 1.8°C colder	807 mm
Toronto 29 km · Toronto (City)	27.0°C about the same	−6.7°C 2.2°C milder	823 mm

Month by month

Wildfield 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

Year to year

From −24.7°C to 26.0°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991

From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 3.0°C around its normal of −5.0°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.3°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Wildfield’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Toronto Pearson (Airport), its nearest location with complete 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, 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 Wildfield’s climate

How warm does Wildfield get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in July, at about 27.4°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does Wildfield get in winter?

Lows sink to −8.9°C on an average January night.

How much rain and snow does Wildfield 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?

About 69 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.

Are these figures for Wildfield itself?

No. ECCC measures normals at Toronto Pearson (Airport), not in Wildfield; the page uses the nearest it has.

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

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).