Frosty mornings in Westmeria are scarcer than in 92% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.5°C. Seasons differ by 32°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 114 times a year.
No ECCC station in Westmeria has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Burlington Piers, 12 km north-west, instead.
A year in Westmeria at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Westmeria’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Westmeria 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
The most falls in July, the least in February.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Precipitation: Hamilton, 20 km away (Burlington Piers records no complete year of it).
141 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 44 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Burlington Piers normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Welland-Pelham, 44 km away.
Living with Westmeria’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 10 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
About 46 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Westmeria’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Burlington Piers
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Burlington Piers, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 77 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Hamilton, 20 km |
| Snowfall from | Welland-Pelham, 44 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, 20 km |
How Westmeria 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 Westmeria’s own would show the same figures). No closer place has figures: this one lies 12 km from Westmeria.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmeria Burlington Piers | 25.5°C | −6.3°C | 902 mm |
| Grimsby 12 km · Vineland | 27.1°C 1.6°C warmer | −6.8°C 0.5°C colder | 838 mm |
Westmeria 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 | 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 |
March has run from −21.2°C to 24.4°C in thirty years
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 2.7°C from −2.6°C. August moves least, typically by 1.1°C.
Where Westmeria’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Burlington Piers, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- 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 (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Westmeria’s climate
How warm does Westmeria get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.5°C.
How cold does Westmeria get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −6.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Westmeria get?
The yearly total is about 902 mm. July gets 98 mm, the most of any month; February gets 53 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Westmeria itself?
Not quite: they come from Burlington Piers, the closest ECCC normals location to Westmeria.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Westmeria →
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).