Frosty mornings in Quinndale are scarcer than in 73% of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.6°C. July is the wettest month, February the driest. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Hamilton station, 8.5 km south-west.
A year in Quinndale at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Quinndale’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Quinndale feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
139 frost days and 123 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 13 days a year.
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
On about 114 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
141 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 44 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 Welland-Pelham, 53 km away.
Heating a home in Quinndale
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. That means homes here need less heating than 77% of Canadian towns.
Living with Quinndale’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Between the last frost, near 1 May, and the first, near 12 October, lie about 164 frost-free days.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →About 20 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
Expect around 59 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Quinndale’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Hamilton
ECCC builds the Hamilton normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 8.5 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 238 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Welland-Pelham, 53 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, 11 km |
How Quinndale compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Quinndale’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 4–26 km from Quinndale.
Quinndale 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 | −1.4°C | −9.1°C | −5.3°C | 73 mm | 44 cm |
| February | −0.9°C | −9.2°C | −5.0°C | 53 mm | 24 cm |
| March | 4.7°C | −4.4°C | 0.2°C | 69 mm | 28 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 | 0 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 | 32 cm |
| Year | 12.9°C | 3.2°C | 8.1°C | 902 mm | 141 cm |
March: −24.6°C at its coldest, 26.8°C at its warmest
Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 3.0°C around −5.3°C) and June least (1.1°C).
Where Quinndale’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Hamilton from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- 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: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Quinndale’s climate
How warm does Quinndale get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 26.6°C.
How cold does Quinndale get in winter?
February nights average −9.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Quinndale get?
July is the wettest month at 98 mm and February the driest at 53 mm, for 902 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 82 days a year.
Are these figures for Quinndale itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Hamilton location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Quinndale.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Quinndale →
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).