Summers, winters, rain and snow in Grand River North all run close to those of most Canadian towns
January nights average −10.3°C, July afternoons 26.6°C, and a year brings 851 mm of rain and melted snow. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 70% of Canadian towns. Winter and summer sit 37°C apart. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 22–27°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Kitchener/Waterloo location, 4.8 km east.
A year in Grand River North at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Grand River North’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Grand River North feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
156 frost days and 122 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 7 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
851 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. On about 115 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 115 cm in a normal year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Kitchener/Waterloo publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 69 km away.
Heating a home in Grand River North
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. By this count, homes here need less heating than 69% of Canadian towns.
Living with Grand River North’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
About 149 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 8 May to a first of 5 October.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Grand River North’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Kitchener/Waterloo
Kitchener/Waterloo is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 4.8 km east |
| Station altitude | 322 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 69 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −34.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.5°C |
| Average wind | 13.8 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Elora, 21 km |
How Grand River North compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Grand River North whose figures come from another normals location. No closer place has figures: this one lies 11 km from Grand River North.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River North Kitchener/Waterloo | 26.6°C | −10.3°C | 851 mm |
| Elmira 11 km · Elora | 25.4°C 1.2°C cooler | −10.7°C about the same | 851 mm |
Grand River North weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.3°C | −10.3°C | −6.3°C | 66 mm | 32 cm |
| February | −1.4°C | −10.3°C | −5.9°C | 46 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 4.1°C | −5.6°C | −0.8°C | 57 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 11.6°C | 0.1°C | 5.9°C | 81 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 19.0°C | 6.2°C | 12.6°C | 80 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 24.1°C | 11.5°C | 17.8°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.6°C | 13.7°C | 20.2°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.5°C | 12.7°C | 19.1°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.6°C | 8.7°C | 15.2°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.1°C | 3.4°C | 8.8°C | 71 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 6.8°C | −1.6°C | 2.6°C | 75 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 0.7°C | −6.3°C | −2.8°C | 55 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 12.5°C | 1.9°C | 7.2°C | 851 mm | 115 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.1°C; June the least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −29.4°C in 2003 to 26.5°C in 2012.
Where Grand River North’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Kitchener/Waterloo, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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 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 (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 Grand River North’s climate
How warm does Grand River North get in summer?
Expect highs near 26.6°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Grand River North get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −10.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Grand River North get?
The yearly total is about 851 mm. July gets 96 mm, the most of any month; February gets 46 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Grand River North itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Kitchener/Waterloo, just outside Grand River North’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Grand River North →
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).