Snowy winters: about 278 cm a year in Haliburton Village, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.3°C. Some 41°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 81% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 147 times a year.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Haliburton (6.6 km south-west).
A year in Haliburton Village at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Haliburton Village’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Haliburton Village feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
187 frost days and 111 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 29 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
1,106 mm of precipitation in a typical year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. 5th wettest of 871 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 278 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 67 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Haliburton Village
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C.
Living with Haliburton Village’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 108 days, roughly 31 May to 18 September.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Haliburton Village’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Haliburton
Haliburton is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 6.6 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 330 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Bancroft, 47 km |
How Haliburton Village 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 Haliburton Village’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 42–55 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Haliburton Village.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haliburton Village Haliburton | 25.3°C | −16.0°C | 1,106 mm |
| Faraday 42 km · Bancroft | 25.7°C about the same | −17.1°C 1.1°C colder | 1,106 mm |
| Lake of Bays 51 km · Muskoka | 25.3°C about the same | −15.3°C 0.7°C milder | 1,062 mm |
| Trent Lakes 55 km · Peterborough | 26.6°C 1.3°C warmer | −12.8°C 3.2°C milder | 840 mm |
Haliburton Village weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.2°C | −16.0°C | −10.1°C | 98 mm | 67 cm |
| February | −2.3°C | −15.4°C | −8.9°C | 71 mm | 50 cm |
| March | 3.1°C | −9.9°C | −3.4°C | 76 mm | 36 cm |
| April | 10.3°C | −2.2°C | 4.0°C | 87 mm | 21 cm |
| May | 18.5°C | 4.5°C | 11.5°C | 92 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 23.1°C | 10.0°C | 16.6°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.3°C | 12.2°C | 18.8°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.4°C | 11.5°C | 18.0°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.3°C | 7.7°C | 14.0°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.7°C | 2.1°C | 7.5°C | 102 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 5.1°C | −3.7°C | 0.7°C | 103 mm | 33 cm |
| December | −1.0°C | −10.4°C | −5.7°C | 95 mm | 65 cm |
| Year | 11.3°C | −0.8°C | 5.2°C | 1,106 mm | 278 cm |
In March, anything from −34.5°C to 26.5°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.4°C of its normal of −10.1°C; June keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where Haliburton Village’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Haliburton, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Haliburton Village’s climate
How warm does Haliburton Village get in summer?
Highs reach 25.3°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Haliburton Village get in winter?
January nights average −16.0°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Haliburton Village get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,106 mm a year; November leads with 103 mm and February trails with 71 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 135 days a year.
Are these figures for Haliburton Village itself?
Yes, measured at Haliburton, which sits inside Haliburton Village’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Haliburton Village →
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).