Climate in Vincent · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Frost comes to Vincent less often than to 92% of Canadian towns

On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.5°C. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. Plan for rain or snow on about 114 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.

July afternoons: cooler than 51% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 91% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 53% of Canadian towns

No ECCC station in Vincent has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Burlington Piers, 9.8 km north, instead.

July high

25.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−6.3°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

902 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

141 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Vincent at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan0°C−6°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb1°C−6°C

Mar5°C−2°C

Apr10°C3°C

May17°C9°C

Jun22°C15°C

Jul26°C18°CWarmestWettest

Aug25°C18°C

Sep21°C15°C

Oct15°C8°C

Nov now8°C3°C

Dec3°C−3°C

What stands out about Vincent’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.

Milder than 91% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −6.3°C, the coldest of the year. The mildest of 871 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario.A narrower year than 90% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 31.8°C.

A normal year

What a year in Vincent feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

1°C / −5°C

194 mm, with 99 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 3°C

231 mm, with 33 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 17°C

242 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

15°C / 9°C

236 mm of rain and snow

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17°C9°C

22°C15°C

26°C18°C

25°C18°C

21°C15°C

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Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

98 frost days a year

The frost season runs November to April, peaking in January at about 25 nights.

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 92% of Canadian towns

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Rain & snow

About 902 mm of rain and snow a year

902 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 53% of Canadian towns

765 mm

Of it as rain alone (85%)

98 mm

July, the wettest month

53 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

98 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

98 mm

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ECCC’s Burlington Piers normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Hamilton, 14 km away.

Snow

141 cm of snow in a typical year

Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 44 cm).

141 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 50% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

44 cm

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ECCC’s Burlington Piers normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Welland-Pelham, 49 km away.

Living here

Living with Vincent’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

Get outside

Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

A wind chill below −20 is part of about 10 days a year here.

Humidex

Expect around 46 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.

Storms and extremes

Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Vincent’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Burlington Piers

Burlington Piers is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	9.8 km north
Station altitude	77 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Hamilton, 14 km
Snowfall from	Welland-Pelham, 49 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, 14 km

Compared with other towns

How Vincent compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.

July afternoons25.5°C

VincentMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C

Cooler than 51% of Canadian towns

January nights−6.3°C

VincentMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Milder than 91% of Canadian townsThe mildest of 871 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario

Rain and snow a year902 mm

VincentMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 53% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year141 cm

VincentMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 50% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Vincent’s would only repeat its figures. Vincent has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–29 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Vincent Burlington Piers	25.5°C	−6.3°C	902 mm
Grimsby 18 km · Vineland	27.1°C 1.6°C warmer	−6.8°C 0.5°C colder	838 mm
Six Nations (Part) 40 28 km · Hamilton	26.6°C 1.1°C warmer	−9.1°C 2.8°C colder	902 mm

Month by month

Vincent 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

Year to year

The most changeable month: February, give or take 2.7°C; the steadiest, August

Over 1991–2020, March saw both −21.2°C (2003) and 24.4°C (1998), the widest span of any month.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Vincent’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: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
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, 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 Vincent’s climate

How warm does Vincent get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.5°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does Vincent get in winter?

Lows sink to −6.3°C on an average January night.

How much rain and snow does Vincent 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 Vincent itself?

Only indirectly: the readings are made at Burlington Piers, outside Vincent.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Vincent →

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).