Frost comes to Central less often than to 92% of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.5°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. Heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Central has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Burlington Piers, 7.2 km north-east.
A year in Central at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Central’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Central feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
98 frost days a year
Frosts fall from November to April; January has the most, about 25.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Rain and melted snow: about 902 mm a 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
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
Burlington Piers publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 50 km away.
Living with Central’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 10 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 46 days a year.
A typical year is calm by definition; Central’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Burlington Piers
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Burlington Piers.
| Distance from the town | 7.2 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 Central 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 Central’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 26–33 km from Central.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Burlington Piers | 25.5°C | −6.3°C | 902 mm |
| Grimsby 26 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 33 km · Kitchener/Waterloo | 26.6°C 1.1°C warmer | −10.3°C 4.0°C colder | 851 mm |
Central 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 month with the widest range: March, −21.2°C to 24.4°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 2.7°C of its normal of −2.6°C; August keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where Central’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: 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: 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 Central’s climate
How warm does Central get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 25.5°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Central get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −6.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Central get?
Count on roughly 902 mm a year, heaviest in July (98 mm) and lightest in February (53 mm).
Are these figures for Central itself?
They are the closest available: the normals for Burlington Piers, since Central has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Central →
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).