Summers, winters, rain and snow in Laurentian Hills all run close to those of most Canadian towns
July afternoons reach 26.6°C on a typical day and January nights drop to −10.3°C; 851 mm of rain and melted snow falls in a year. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of Canadian towns. Expect about 156 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Kitchener/Waterloo location, 11 km north-east.
A year in Laurentian Hills at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Laurentian Hills’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Laurentian Hills feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 156 frosts and 122 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly 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
851 mm of precipitation in a typical year
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
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 32 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Kitchener/Waterloo normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 76 km away.
Heating a home in Laurentian Hills
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. That means homes here need less heating than 69% of Canadian towns.
Living with Laurentian Hills’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 149 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 8 May to a first of 5 October.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Laurentian Hills’s hazards page.
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), 76 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, 26 km |
How Laurentian Hills compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Laurentian Hills’s would only repeat its figures. Laurentian Hills has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 14 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurentian Hills Kitchener/Waterloo | 26.6°C | −10.3°C | 851 mm |
| Elmira 14 km · Elora | 25.4°C 1.2°C cooler | −10.7°C about the same | 851 mm |
Laurentian Hills 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 | −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 |
In March, anything from −29.4°C to 26.5°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±3.1°C around −5.9°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).
Where Laurentian Hills’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: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- 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 Laurentian Hills’s climate
How warm does Laurentian Hills get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 26.6°C.
How cold does Laurentian Hills get in winter?
Lows sink to −10.3°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Laurentian Hills get?
A normal year brings 851 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 96 mm, February driest at 46 mm.
Are these figures for Laurentian Hills itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Kitchener/Waterloo location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Laurentian Hills.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Laurentian Hills →
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).