Markham Village has warmer summer afternoons than 91% of Canadian towns
Midwinter brings lows of about −10.1°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 70% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 37°C. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit June, August and September, with highs of 22–26°C.
These are not Markham Village’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 9.2 km west.
A year in Markham Village at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Markham Village’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Markham Village feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
145 frost days and 126 days above 20°C 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 6 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
862 mm of precipitation in a typical year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. About 113 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 146 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 40 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Markham Village
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. That means homes here need less heating than 74% of Canadian towns.
Living with Markham Village’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Frost usually lets go around 3 May and returns near 13 October, about 161 days apart.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 22 days a year.
Count on some 55 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Markham Village’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto Buttonville (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Toronto Buttonville (Airport) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 9.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 198 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.8°C |
| Average wind | 12.2 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (City), 26 km |
How Markham Village 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Markham Village’s own would show the same figures). Markham Village has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 13–27 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Village Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C | −10.1°C | 862 mm |
| Pickering 13 km · Oshawa | 25.7°C 1.6°C cooler | −8.9°C 1.2°C milder | 906 mm |
| Toronto 21 km · Toronto (City) | 27.0°C about the same | −6.7°C 3.4°C milder | 823 mm |
| Uxbridge 27 km · Udora | 26.3°C 1.0°C cooler | −11.7°C 1.6°C colder | 883 mm |
Markham Village weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.7°C | −10.1°C | −6.0°C | 64 mm | 40 cm |
| February | −1.0°C | −10.1°C | −5.6°C | 51 mm | 34 cm |
| March | 4.6°C | −5.0°C | −0.2°C | 52 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 11.8°C | 1.2°C | 6.5°C | 79 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 19.3°C | 7.4°C | 13.4°C | 80 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 24.6°C | 13.0°C | 18.8°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27.3°C | 15.6°C | 21.5°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26.3°C | 14.8°C | 20.6°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.9°C | 10.4°C | 16.2°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.3°C | 4.3°C | 9.4°C | 71 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.4°C | −0.8°C | 3.3°C | 77 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 1.5°C | −5.8°C | −2.2°C | 63 mm | 33 cm |
| Year | 13.0°C | 2.9°C | 8.0°C | 862 mm | 146 cm |
January varies most from one year to the next (3.1°C), June least
March has the widest record range, −25.6°C in 2003 to 26.3°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Markham Village’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Toronto Buttonville (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Markham Village’s climate
How warm does Markham Village get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C.
How cold does Markham Village get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −10.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Markham Village get?
Measured as water, a year brings 862 mm: 87 mm in June, the wettest month, and 51 mm in February, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 76 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Markham Village itself?
No, they come from Toronto Buttonville (Airport); ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Markham Village itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Markham Village →
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).