Neither notably warm, cold, wet nor dry, Huron South sits near the middle of Canadian towns
About 851 mm of rain and snow falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 26.6°C and January nights drop to −10.3°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 70% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 37°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. The outdoor season runs from June to September, with highs of 22–27°C.
Read at Kitchener/Waterloo, 11 km north-east: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Huron South at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Huron South’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Huron South feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 156 frosts and 122 warm days a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. 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
About 851 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in July, the least in February. Some 115 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
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
ECCC’s Kitchener/Waterloo normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 75 km away.
Heating a home in Huron South
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 Huron South’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
On average the last spring frost comes around 8 May and the first autumn frost around 5 October: about 149 frost-free days between.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Huron South’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Kitchener/Waterloo
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Kitchener/Waterloo are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 322 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 75 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, 30 km |
How Huron South 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 Huron South whose figures come from another normals location. Huron South has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 19 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huron South Kitchener/Waterloo | 26.6°C | −10.3°C | 851 mm |
| Elmira 19 km · Elora | 25.4°C 1.2°C cooler | −10.7°C about the same | 851 mm |
Huron South 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 |
March has run from −29.4°C to 26.5°C in thirty years
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 3.1°C around −5.9°C) and June least (1.1°C).
Where Huron South’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Kitchener/Waterloo, 1991–2020.
- 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: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Huron South’s climate
How warm does Huron South get in summer?
Highs reach 26.6°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Huron South get in winter?
January nights average −10.3°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Huron South get?
Rain and snow add up to about 851 mm of water a year; July brings the most (96 mm), February the least (46 mm).
Are these figures for Huron South itself?
Nearly: Kitchener/Waterloo, the location behind them, sits just beyond Huron South’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Huron South →
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).