Burkholme gets fewer frosts than 92% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.5°C on average. July is the wettest month, February the driest. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 21–26°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Burkholme is Burlington Piers, 9.3 km north-east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Burkholme at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Burkholme’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Burkholme feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on about 98 days a year
Frost comes from November to April, most of all in January (about 25 nights).
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
902 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 114 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Burlington Piers publishes no full year of precipitation, so these figures come from Hamilton, 9.4 km away.
Snowfall: about 115 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 32 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Burlington Piers publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 54 km away.
Living with Burkholme’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 10 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Plan shade and water for about 46 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Burkholme’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Burlington Piers
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Burlington Piers, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 77 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Hamilton, 9.4 km |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 54 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, 9.4 km |
How Burkholme 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Burkholme’s own would show the same figures).
Burkholme 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 | 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 2.7°C; the steadiest, August
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 Burkholme’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Burlington Piers, 1991–2020.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Burkholme’s climate
How warm does Burkholme get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.5°C.
How cold does Burkholme get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −6.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Burkholme get?
Rain and snow add up to about 902 mm of water a year; July brings the most (98 mm), February the least (53 mm).
Are these figures for Burkholme itself?
No, they come from Burlington Piers; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Burkholme itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Burkholme →
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).