Less snow falls on Westcliffe East than on 81% of Canadian towns: about 115 cm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −9.1°C on average. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 36°C. Frost is rarer than in 73% of Canadian towns: about 139 nights a year drop below freezing. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 22–27°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Hamilton (8.0 km south).
A year in Westcliffe East at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Westcliffe East’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Westcliffe East 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
July is the wettest month and February the driest. About 114 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 115 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 32 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Hamilton publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 54 km away.
Heating a home in Westcliffe East
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. By this count, homes here need less heating than 77% of Canadian towns.
Living with Westcliffe East’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Frost usually lets go around 1 May and returns near 12 October, about 164 days apart.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Roughly 20 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Plan shade and water for about 59 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
A typical year is calm by definition; Westcliffe East’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 | 8.0 km south |
| Station altitude | 238 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 54 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 Westcliffe East 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 Westcliffe East whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 4–29 km from Westcliffe East.
Westcliffe East 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 | 32 cm |
| February | −0.9°C | −9.2°C | −5.0°C | 53 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 4.7°C | −4.4°C | 0.2°C | 69 mm | 17 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 | under 1 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 | 24 cm |
| Year | 12.9°C | 3.2°C | 8.1°C | 902 mm | 115 cm |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 3.0°C of normal, against the steadier June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −24.6°C in 2003 to 26.8°C in 2012.
Where Westcliffe East’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: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- 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 Westcliffe East’s climate
How warm does Westcliffe East get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 26.6°C.
How cold does Westcliffe East get in winter?
February nights average −9.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Westcliffe East get?
Around 902 mm a year in all, from 98 mm in July down to 53 mm in February.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 82 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Westcliffe East itself?
They are the normals for Hamilton, measured just outside Westcliffe East itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Westcliffe East →
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).