Photo: Tiresident · CC BY-SA 3.0Frost comes to Front of Yonge less often than to 72% of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.1°C. The wettest month is July; the driest is February. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 69% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Front of Yonge has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Brockville, 16 km north-east.
A year in Front of Yonge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Front of Yonge’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Front of Yonge feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 140 frosts and 118 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Some 8 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,017 mm of precipitation in a typical year
About 129 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 180 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 50 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Front of Yonge
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. Homes here need less heating than 70% of Canadian towns.
Living with Front of Yonge’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 14 October, about 169 days apart.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Front of Yonge’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Brockville
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Brockville are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 120 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Kemptville, 57 km |
How Front of Yonge 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Front of Yonge’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Front of Yonge with figures are 33–50 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front of Yonge Brockville | 26.1°C | −11.3°C | 1,017 mm |
| Gananoque 33 km · Kingston | 25.4°C 0.7°C cooler | −11.5°C about the same | 1,017 mm |
| Merrickville 40 km · Kemptville | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | −14.0°C 2.7°C colder | 925 mm |
| Smiths Falls 45 km · Drummond Centre | 27.1°C 1.0°C warmer | −14.2°C 2.9°C colder | 939 mm |
Front of Yonge 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 | −3.1°C | −11.3°C | −7.2°C | 84 mm | 50 cm |
| February | −1.7°C | −10.3°C | −6.0°C | 64 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 3.7°C | −5.0°C | −0.7°C | 68 mm | 29 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | 1.8°C | 6.6°C | 89 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.3°C | 13.5°C | 80 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 23.4°C | 13.5°C | 18.5°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.1°C | 16.5°C | 21.3°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.4°C | 15.7°C | 20.6°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.2°C | 11.7°C | 16.5°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.8°C | 5.8°C | 9.7°C | 94 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.0°C | −0.2°C | 3.5°C | 81 mm | 11 cm |
| December | 0.4°C | −6.5°C | −3.0°C | 85 mm | 41 cm |
| Year | 12.2°C | 3.3°C | 7.8°C | 1,017 mm | 180 cm |
A March here can run from −26.0°C to 26.0°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.1°C of its normal of −7.2°C; June keeps to within 1.2°C.
Where Front of Yonge’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Brockville, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Front of Yonge’s climate
How warm does Front of Yonge get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 26.1°C.
How cold does Front of Yonge get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −11.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Front of Yonge get?
A normal year brings 1,017 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 99 mm, February driest at 64 mm.
Are these figures for Front of Yonge itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Brockville, not in Front of Yonge; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Front of Yonge →
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).