Ice rarely forms: Berrisfield sees fewer frosts than 73% of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 26.6°C. A year here swings 36°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 114 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Hamilton (9.3 km south-west).
A year in Berrisfield at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Berrisfield’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Berrisfield feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 139 days, 20°C on 123
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 13 days a year climb past 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 902 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in July, the least in February.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 141 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 44 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Hamilton publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Welland-Pelham, 53 km away.
Heating a home in Berrisfield
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. By this count, homes here need less heating than 77% of Canadian towns.
Living with Berrisfield’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
A normal year gives the garden about 164 frost-free days, roughly 1 May to 12 October.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →On some 20 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 59 days a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Berrisfield’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Hamilton
Hamilton is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 238 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Welland-Pelham, 53 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −30.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.4°C |
| Average wind | 16.0 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Burlington Piers, 10 km |
How Berrisfield 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 Berrisfield’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berrisfield Hamilton | 26.6°C | −9.1°C | 902 mm |
| Lisgar 0.6 km · Hamilton | 26.6°C about the same | −9.1°C about the same | 902 mm |
| Hampton Heights 1.2 km · Burlington Piers | 25.5°C 1.1°C cooler | −6.3°C 2.8°C milder | 902 mm |
Berrisfield weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.4°C | −9.1°C | −5.3°C | 73 mm | 44 cm |
| February | −0.9°C | −9.2°C | −5.0°C | 53 mm | 24 cm |
| March | 4.7°C | −4.4°C | 0.2°C | 69 mm | 28 cm |
| April | 11.8°C | 1.3°C | 6.5°C | 81 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 18.9°C | 7.3°C | 13.1°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.2°C | 12.8°C | 18.5°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.6°C | 15.2°C | 20.9°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.6°C | 14.5°C | 20.1°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.7°C | 10.5°C | 16.1°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.5°C | 4.8°C | 9.7°C | 84 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 7.7°C | −0.2°C | 3.8°C | 78 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 1.5°C | −5.4°C | −1.9°C | 67 mm | 32 cm |
| Year | 12.9°C | 3.2°C | 8.1°C | 902 mm | 141 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −24.6°C to 26.8°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.0°C of the normal, −5.3°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.1°C.
Where Berrisfield’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Hamilton: the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Berrisfield’s climate
How warm does Berrisfield get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C.
How cold does Berrisfield get in winter?
A typical February night falls to −9.2°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Berrisfield get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 902 mm; the range runs from 53 mm in February to 98 mm in July.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 82 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Berrisfield itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Hamilton location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Berrisfield.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Berrisfield →
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).