Ice rarely forms: Templemead sees fewer frosts than 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. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 114 days a year with 1 mm or more.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Hamilton station, 8.1 km west.
A year in Templemead at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Templemead’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Templemead 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
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 13 days a year climb past 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 902 mm a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
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
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Snowfall: Welland-Pelham, 53 km away (Hamilton records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Templemead
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. A house here needs less heating than 77% of Canadian towns.
Living with Templemead’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Plant out after about 1 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 12 October, leaving roughly 164 days without frost.
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 →Plan for about 20 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Summer brings about 59 days when the humidex passes 30.
A typical year is calm by definition; Templemead’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
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 | 8.1 km 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, 12 km |
How Templemead 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
Places around Templemead whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Templemead with figures are 4–26 km away.
Templemead weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
January varies most from one year to the next (3.0°C), June least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −24.6°C (2003) and 26.8°C (2012).
Where Templemead’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Hamilton (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- 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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Templemead’s climate
How warm does Templemead get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 26.6°C.
How cold does Templemead get in winter?
At its coldest, in February, the normal low is −9.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Templemead get?
The year adds up to 902 mm. July is the peak month (98 mm) and February the low one (53 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 82 days a year.
Are these figures for Templemead itself?
Nearly: Hamilton, the location behind them, sits just beyond Templemead’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Templemead →
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).