Ice rarely forms: Beasley sees fewer frosts than 92% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.5°C on average. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 21–26°C.
Borrowed figures: Beasley has no normals station, so these come from Burlington Piers, 6.5 km north-east.
A year in Beasley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Beasley’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Beasley feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
98 frost days a year
The frost season runs November to April, peaking in January at about 25 nights.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
902 mm of precipitation in a typical year
About 114 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Precipitation: Hamilton, 12 km away (Burlington Piers records no complete year of it).
Snowfall: about 115 cm in a normal year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Toronto Pearson (Airport), 50 km away (Burlington Piers records no complete year of it).
Living with Beasley’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →About 10 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 46 days a year.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Beasley’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Burlington Piers
Burlington Piers is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 6.5 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 77 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Hamilton, 12 km |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 50 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Average wind | 13.3 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Hamilton, 12 km |
How Beasley 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Beasley’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 25–34 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Beasley.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beasley Burlington Piers | 25.5°C | −6.3°C | 902 mm |
| Grimsby 25 km · Vineland | 27.1°C 1.6°C warmer | −6.8°C 0.5°C colder | 838 mm |
| Six Nations (Part) 40 28 km · Hamilton | 26.6°C 1.1°C warmer | −9.1°C 2.8°C colder | 902 mm |
| Puslinch 34 km · Kitchener/Waterloo | 26.6°C 1.1°C warmer | −10.3°C 4.0°C colder | 851 mm |
Beasley 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 | 0.1°C | −6.3°C | −3.1°C | 73 mm | 32 cm |
| February | 0.7°C | −5.9°C | −2.6°C | 53 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 4.7°C | −1.9°C | 1.4°C | 69 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 10.3°C | 3.3°C | 6.9°C | 81 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 16.7°C | 9.0°C | 12.9°C | 81 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 22.4°C | 15.1°C | 18.8°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.5°C | 18.3°C | 21.9°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.9°C | 18.3°C | 21.6°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.4°C | 14.6°C | 18.1°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.8°C | 8.3°C | 11.6°C | 84 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 8.4°C | 2.7°C | 5.6°C | 78 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 2.9°C | −2.5°C | 0.2°C | 67 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 12.7°C | 6.1°C | 9.4°C | 902 mm | 115 cm |
February varies most from one year to the next (2.7°C), August least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −21.2°C (2003) to 24.4°C (1998).
Where Beasley’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Burlington Piers (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- 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 (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Beasley’s climate
How warm does Beasley get in summer?
Afternoons average 25.5°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Beasley get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −6.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Beasley get?
902 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (98 mm); the driest, February (53 mm).
Are these figures for Beasley itself?
They are the closest available: the normals for Burlington Piers, since Beasley has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Beasley →
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).