Frosty mornings in Poplar Park are scarcer than in 92% of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 25.5°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Poplar Park has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Burlington Piers, 10 km north-west, instead.
A year in Poplar Park at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Poplar Park’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Poplar Park feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
98 frost 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
About 902 mm of rain and snow 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
ECCC’s Burlington Piers normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Hamilton, 18 km away.
Snowfall: about 141 cm in a normal year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 44 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Burlington Piers normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Welland-Pelham, 46 km away.
Living with Poplar Park’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 10 days a year here.
About 46 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Poplar Park’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Burlington Piers
Burlington Piers is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 77 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Hamilton, 18 km |
| Snowfall from | Welland-Pelham, 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, 18 km |
How Poplar Park 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 Poplar Park’s own would show the same figures). Poplar Park has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 14 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Park 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 |
Poplar Park 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 2.7°C, more than any month, and August least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −21.2°C (2003) and 24.4°C (1998).
Where Poplar Park’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: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- 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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Poplar Park’s climate
How warm does Poplar Park get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.5°C.
How cold does Poplar Park get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −6.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Poplar Park 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 Poplar Park itself?
They describe Burlington Piers, the nearest normals location, rather than Poplar Park itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Poplar Park →
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).