Frost comes to Raleigh less often than to 92% of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.5°C. July is the wettest month, February the driest. About 114 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
These are not Raleigh’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Burlington Piers, 8.1 km north-east.
A year in Raleigh at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Raleigh’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Raleigh feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 98 frosts a year
Frosts fall from November to April; January has the most, about 25.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Rain and melted snow: about 902 mm a year
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, 11 km away.
115 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 32 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Toronto Pearson (Airport), 53 km away (Burlington Piers records no complete year of it).
Living with Raleigh’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 10 days a year.
About 46 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Raleigh’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →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 | 8.1 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 77 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Hamilton, 11 km |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 53 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, 11 km |
How Raleigh 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Raleigh’s would only repeat its figures. Raleigh has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 23–30 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh Burlington Piers | 25.5°C | −6.3°C | 902 mm |
| Grimsby 23 km · Vineland | 27.1°C 1.6°C warmer | −6.8°C 0.5°C colder | 838 mm |
| Six Nations (Part) 40 27 km · Hamilton | 26.6°C 1.1°C warmer | −9.1°C 2.8°C colder | 902 mm |
Raleigh 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 | 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 |
From −21.2°C to 24.4°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 2.7°C around −2.6°C) and August least (1.1°C).
Where Raleigh’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, 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 Raleigh’s climate
How warm does Raleigh get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.5°C on a typical day.
How cold does Raleigh get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −6.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Raleigh get?
Measured as water, a year brings 902 mm: 98 mm in July, the wettest month, and 53 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Raleigh itself?
Not as such: Burlington Piers is the nearest normals location, and Raleigh has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Raleigh →
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).