Mountview gets less snow than 81% of Canadian towns: about 115 cm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −9.1°C. Frost is rarer than in 73% of Canadian towns: about 139 nights a year drop below freezing. Temperatures cover 36°C across the year, low to high. From June to September, highs of 22–27°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Hamilton (7.6 km south).
A year in Mountview at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Mountview’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Mountview feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 139 days, 20°C on 123
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. About 13 days a year top 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
July is the wettest month and February the driest. On about 114 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 115 cm of snow a year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
ECCC’s Hamilton normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 55 km away.
Heating a home in Mountview
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. By this count, homes here need less heating than 77% of Canadian towns.
Living with Mountview’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 1 May until frost returns near 12 October: about 164 days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 20 days a year here.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 59 days a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Mountview’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 | 7.6 km south |
| Station altitude | 238 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 55 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, 12 km |
How Mountview 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Mountview whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 5–30 km from Mountview.
Mountview weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.4°C | −9.1°C | −5.3°C | 73 mm | 32 cm |
| February | −0.9°C | −9.2°C | −5.0°C | 53 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 4.7°C | −4.4°C | 0.2°C | 69 mm | 17 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 | under 1 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 | 24 cm |
| Year | 12.9°C | 3.2°C | 8.1°C | 902 mm | 115 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −24.6°C to 26.8°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.0°C of its normal of −5.3°C; June keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where Mountview’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Hamilton, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 Mountview’s climate
How warm does Mountview get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C.
How cold does Mountview get in winter?
The coldest nights come in February, averaging −9.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Mountview get?
Precipitation totals 902 mm a year, with July the wettest month (98 mm) and February the driest (53 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 82 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Mountview itself?
Nearly: Hamilton, the location behind them, sits just beyond Mountview’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Mountview →
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).