Climate in Freelton · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Frost comes to Freelton less often than to 92% of Canadian towns

Sunny July days climb to about 25.5°C. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 51% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 91% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 53% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Freelton itself; the figures are those of Burlington Piers, 20 km south-east.

July high

25.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−6.3°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

902 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

115 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Freelton at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan0°C−6°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb1°C−6°C

Mar5°C−2°C

Apr10°C3°C

May17°C9°C

Jun22°C15°C

Jul26°C18°CWarmestWettest

Aug25°C18°C

Sep21°C15°C

Oct15°C8°C

Nov now8°C3°C

Dec3°C−3°C

What stands out about Freelton’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.

Milder than 91% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −6.3°C, the coldest of the year. The mildest of 871 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.A narrower year than 90% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 31.8°C.Less snowy than 81% of Canadian townsAbout 115 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.

A normal year

What a year in Freelton feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

1°C / −5°C

194 mm, with 83 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 3°C

231 mm, with 22 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 17°C

242 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

15°C / 9°C

236 mm of rain and snow

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17°C9°C

22°C15°C

26°C18°C

25°C18°C

21°C15°C

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Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

98 frost days a year

Frosts fall from November to April; January has the most, about 25.

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 92% of Canadian towns

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 902 mm a year

About 114 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

902 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 53% of Canadian towns

765 mm

Of it as rain alone (85%)

98 mm

July, the wettest month

53 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

98 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

98 mm

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Precipitation: Hamilton, 24 km away (Burlington Piers records no complete year of it).

Snow

Snowfall: about 115 cm in a normal year

Expect snow from November to April, with about 32 cm in January, the snowiest month.

115 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 81% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

32 cm

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ECCC’s Burlington Piers normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 46 km away.

Living here

Living with Freelton’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

Get outside

The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 10 days a year.

Humidex

On some 46 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.

Storms and extremes

The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Freelton’s.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

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	20 km south-east
Station altitude	77 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Hamilton, 24 km
Snowfall from	Toronto Pearson (Airport), 46 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, 24 km

Compared with other towns

How Freelton 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.

July afternoons25.5°C

FreeltonMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C

Cooler than 51% of Canadian towns

January nights−6.3°C

FreeltonMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Milder than 91% of Canadian townsThe mildest of 871 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario

Rain and snow a year902 mm

FreeltonMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 53% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year115 cm

FreeltonMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 81% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Freelton’s own would show the same figures).

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Freelton Burlington Piers	25.5°C	−6.3°C	902 mm
Carlisle 3.7 km · Burlington Piers	25.5°C about the same	−6.3°C about the same	902 mm
Colborne 12 km · Hamilton	26.6°C 1.1°C warmer	−9.1°C 2.8°C colder	902 mm

Month by month

Freelton weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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

Year to year

In March, anything from −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.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Freelton’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Burlington Piers: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
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: 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, 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 Freelton’s climate

How warm does Freelton get in summer?

Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.5°C.

How cold does Freelton get in winter?

Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −6.3°C.

How much rain and snow does Freelton get?

A normal year brings 902 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 98 mm, February driest at 53 mm.

Are these figures for Freelton itself?

They are borrowed from Burlington Piers, the nearest place to Freelton where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Freelton →

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).