Climate in York Road · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Frosty mornings in York Road are scarcer than in 92% of Canadian towns

Midsummer highs settle at about 25.5°C. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to September brings highs of 21–26°C.

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

These are not York Road’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Burlington Piers, 11 km east.

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

115 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

a year at 0°C or below

A year in York Road 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 York Road’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.Less snowy than 81% of Canadian townsAbout 115 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.

A normal year

What a year in York Road 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 83 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / 3°C

231 mm, with 22 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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26°C18°C

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

Frost & warm days

Frost on about 98 days a year

Frosts fall from November to April; January has the most, about 25.

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

Some 114 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

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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Burlington Piers publishes no full year of precipitation, so these figures come from Hamilton, 12 km away.

Snow

Snowfall: about 115 cm in a normal year

The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 32 cm.

115 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 81% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

32 cm

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ECCC’s Burlington Piers normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 51 km away.

Living here

Living with York Road’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

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

Roughly 10 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.

Humidex

About 46 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.

Storms and extremes

For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see York Road’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

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	11 km east
Station altitude	77 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Hamilton, 12 km
Snowfall from	Toronto Pearson (Airport), 51 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, 12 km

Compared with other towns

How York Road 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

York RoadMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C

Cooler than 51% of Canadian towns

January nights−6.3°C

York RoadMedian 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

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Wetter than 53% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year115 cm

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Less snowy than 81% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around York Road whose figures come from another normals location.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
York Road Burlington Piers	25.5°C	−6.3°C	902 mm
Central Business Dis 1.9 km · Hamilton	26.6°C 1.1°C warmer	−9.1°C 2.8°C colder	902 mm
Westdale South 3.1 km · Burlington Piers	25.5°C about the same	−6.3°C about the same	902 mm

Month by month

York Road 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	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

Year to year

February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.7°C; August the least

March has the widest record range, −21.2°C in 2003 to 24.4°C in 1998; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.

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Sources

Where York Road’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Burlington Piers, 1991–2020.
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: 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 York Road’s climate

How warm does York Road get in summer?

Afternoons average 25.5°C in July, the warmest time of year.

How cold does York Road get in winter?

At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −6.3°C.

How much rain and snow does York Road 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 York Road itself?

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

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

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).