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Climate in Lakeshore · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Ice rarely forms: Lakeshore sees fewer frosts than 92% of Canadian towns

The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.5°C on average. Seasons differ by 32°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 114 days a year with 1 mm or more.

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

Borrowed figures: Lakeshore has no normals station, so these come from Burlington Piers, 9.4 km north-west.

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

141 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Lakeshore 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 Lakeshore’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.

A normal year

What a year in Lakeshore feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

1°C / −5°C

194 mm, with 99 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 3°C

231 mm, with 33 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

15°C8°C

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

Frost & warm days

About 98 frosts a year

The frost season runs November to April, peaking in January at about 25 nights.

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

902 mm of precipitation in a typical year

The most falls in July, the least in February.

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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Burlington Piers publishes no full year of precipitation, so these figures come from Hamilton, 19 km away.

Snow

About 141 cm of snow a year

Expect snow from November to April, with about 44 cm in January, the snowiest month.

141 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 50% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

44 cm

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Snowfall: Welland-Pelham, 47 km away (Burlington Piers records no complete year of it).

Living here

Living with Lakeshore’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

On some 10 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.

Humidex

Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 46 days a year.

Storms and extremes

Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Lakeshore’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

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	9.4 km north-west
Station altitude	77 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Hamilton, 19 km
Snowfall from	Welland-Pelham, 47 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, 19 km

Compared with other towns

How Lakeshore compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.

July afternoons25.5°C

LakeshoreMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C

Cooler than 51% of Canadian towns

January nights−6.3°C

LakeshoreMedian 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

LakeshoreMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 53% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year141 cm

LakeshoreMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 50% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Lakeshore’s own would show the same figures). The nearest place to Lakeshore with figures is 14 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Lakeshore Burlington Piers	25.5°C	−6.3°C	902 mm
Grimsby 14 km · Vineland	27.1°C 1.6°C warmer	−6.8°C 0.5°C colder	838 mm

Month by month

Lakeshore 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	44 cm
February	0.7°C	−5.9°C	−2.6°C	53 mm	24 cm
March	4.7°C	−1.9°C	1.4°C	69 mm	28 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	0 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	32 cm
Year	12.7°C	6.1°C	9.4°C	902 mm	141 cm

Year to year

A March here can run 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 Lakeshore’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Burlington Piers, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
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: 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 Lakeshore’s climate

How warm does Lakeshore get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C.

How cold does Lakeshore get in winter?

A typical January night falls to −6.3°C, the year’s low point.

How much rain and snow does Lakeshore get?

Precipitation totals 902 mm a year, with July the wettest month (98 mm) and February the driest (53 mm).

Are these figures for Lakeshore itself?

No, the station behind them is Burlington Piers, beyond Lakeshore’s boundary.

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

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).