Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Few Canadian towns have warmer summer afternoons than Lakeshore
On a normal January night the air cools to about −6.3°C. None of the 871 towns of 2,500+ in Ontario has milder January nights. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 36°C. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Lakeshore is Windsor Riverside, 17 km west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Lakeshore at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lakeshore’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Lakeshore feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 113 frosts and 148 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to April, peaking in January at about 27 nights. Some 33 days a year climb past 30°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 935 mm a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 109 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 107 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 33 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Lakeshore
95% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November 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 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Lakeshore’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
About 186 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 24 April to a first of 27 October.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun and Sep.
Parks & trails →Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Lakeshore’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Windsor Riverside
Windsor Riverside is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 17 km west |
| Station altitude | 188 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −28.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Windsor, 19 km |
How Lakeshore 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Lakeshore’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 22–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Lakeshore.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Windsor Riverside | 29.2°C | −6.3°C | 935 mm |
| Windsor 22 km · Windsor | 28.3°C 0.9°C cooler | −7.1°C 0.8°C colder | 954 mm |
| Kingsville 27 km · Kingsville | 27.0°C 2.2°C cooler | −6.8°C 0.5°C colder | 842 mm |
| Essex 27 km · Harrow | 27.6°C 1.6°C cooler | −7.0°C 0.7°C colder | 827 mm |
Lakeshore weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.5°C | −6.3°C | −2.9°C | 70 mm | 33 cm |
| February | 2.3°C | −5.6°C | −1.6°C | 62 mm | 26 cm |
| March | 7.8°C | −1.6°C | 3.1°C | 65 mm | 16 cm |
| April | 14.8°C | 4.0°C | 9.4°C | 88 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 21.5°C | 10.1°C | 15.8°C | 94 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 27.0°C | 16.0°C | 21.5°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29.2°C | 18.4°C | 23.8°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28.0°C | 17.8°C | 22.9°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24.3°C | 13.9°C | 19.1°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17.0°C | 7.7°C | 12.4°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 9.5°C | 1.9°C | 5.7°C | 71 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 3.2°C | −2.9°C | 0.2°C | 65 mm | 21 cm |
| Year | 15.4°C | 6.1°C | 10.8°C | 935 mm | 107 cm |
From year to year, February moves by 2.8°C, more than any month, and June least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −20.0°C (2003) and 28.5°C (2012).
Where Lakeshore’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Windsor Riverside, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Lakeshore’s climate
How warm does Lakeshore get in summer?
Expect highs near 29.2°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Lakeshore get in winter?
Overnight lows average −6.3°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Lakeshore get?
The yearly total is about 935 mm. May gets 94 mm, the most of any month; February gets 62 mm, the least.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 54 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Lakeshore itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Windsor Riverside, not in Lakeshore; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lakeshore →
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).