Summers, winters, rain and snow in Pioneer Tower West 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. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of Canadian towns. Winter and summer sit 37°C apart. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Kitchener/Waterloo location, 6.7 km north.
A year in Pioneer Tower West at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pioneer Tower West’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Pioneer Tower West 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. Some 7 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 851 mm a year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. 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
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Kitchener/Waterloo normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 70 km away.
Heating a home in Pioneer Tower West
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. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 69% of Canadian towns.
Living with Pioneer Tower West’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
On average the last spring frost comes around 8 May and the first autumn frost around 5 October: about 149 frost-free days between.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Pioneer Tower West’s hazards page looks at those.
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 | 6.7 km north |
| Station altitude | 322 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 70 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, 28 km |
How Pioneer Tower West 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Pioneer Tower West’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Pioneer Tower West with figures is 18 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Tower West Kitchener/Waterloo | 26.6°C | −10.3°C | 851 mm |
| Elmira 18 km · Elora | 25.4°C 1.2°C cooler | −10.7°C about the same | 851 mm |
Pioneer Tower West 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 3.1°C, more than any month, and June least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −29.4°C (2003) to 26.5°C (2012).
Where Pioneer Tower West’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: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Pioneer Tower West’s climate
How warm does Pioneer Tower West get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 26.6°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Pioneer Tower West get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −10.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Pioneer Tower West get?
July is the wettest month at 96 mm and February the driest at 46 mm, for 851 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Pioneer Tower West itself?
Nearly: Kitchener/Waterloo, the location behind them, sits just beyond Pioneer Tower West’s boundary.
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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).