Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Georgian Bluffs sits near the top of Canadian towns for snow: about 385 cm a year
January mornings start at about −9.9°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 80% of Canadian towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 35°C. About 147 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Wiarton station, 17 km north-west.
A year in Georgian Bluffs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Georgian Bluffs’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Georgian Bluffs feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
148 frost days and 102 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 6 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
1,074 mm of precipitation in a typical year
January brings the most rain and snow; March, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 385 cm in a normal year
From October to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 111 cm. The snowiest of 854 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Georgian Bluffs
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. Homes here need less heating than 66% of Canadian towns.
Living with Georgian Bluffs’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Between the last frost, near 12 May, and the first, near 10 October, lie about 151 frost-free days.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →On some 24 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Summer brings about 36 days when the humidex passes 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Georgian Bluffs’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Wiarton
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Wiarton are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 222 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.2°C |
| Average wind | 13.1 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Collingwood, 64 km |
How Georgian Bluffs compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Georgian Bluffs’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 27–52 km from Georgian Bluffs.
Georgian Bluffs 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 | −2.2°C | −9.9°C | −6.1°C | 111 mm | 111 cm |
| February | −1.7°C | −10.2°C | −6.0°C | 77 mm | 74 cm |
| March | 2.7°C | −6.2°C | −1.8°C | 66 mm | 38 cm |
| April | 10.0°C | 0.1°C | 5.0°C | 84 mm | 18 cm |
| May | 16.9°C | 5.5°C | 11.2°C | 82 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 21.8°C | 10.5°C | 16.2°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.3°C | 13.6°C | 18.9°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.6°C | 13.1°C | 18.3°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.1°C | 9.5°C | 14.8°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.2°C | 4.6°C | 8.9°C | 110 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 6.5°C | −0.5°C | 3.0°C | 110 mm | 48 cm |
| December | 1.0°C | −5.3°C | −2.2°C | 104 mm | 92 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | 2.1°C | 6.7°C | 1,074 mm | 385 cm |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 3.0°C of normal, against the steadier August
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −30.5°C (2003) to 27.2°C (2012).
Where Georgian Bluffs’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Wiarton, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 Georgian Bluffs’s climate
How warm does Georgian Bluffs get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 24.3°C.
How cold does Georgian Bluffs get in winter?
On a normal February night the air drops to −10.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Georgian Bluffs get?
Around 1,074 mm a year in all, from 111 mm in January down to 66 mm in March.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 112 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Georgian Bluffs itself?
Yes. Wiarton, where ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals were measured, lies within Georgian Bluffs.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Georgian Bluffs →
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).