Afternoon heat in Barbertown beats that of 95% of Canadian towns
In January the night’s low is typically −8.9°C. June is the wettest month, February the driest. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 82% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
No ECCC station in Barbertown has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Toronto Pearson (Airport), 12 km north-east, instead.
A year in Barbertown at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Barbertown’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Barbertown feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
131 frost days and 125 days above 20°C a year
From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 17 days a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
807 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 106 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 115 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Barbertown
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. Homes here need less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Barbertown’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Plant out after about 27 April; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 20 October, leaving roughly 174 days without frost.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: May, Jun, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 21 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
A humidex above 30 marks about 56 days in a normal year.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Barbertown’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto Pearson (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Toronto Pearson (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 173 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.9°C |
| Average wind | 15.7 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (Island), 25 km |
How Barbertown 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
Places around Barbertown whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 15–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Barbertown.
Barbertown weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.2°C | −8.9°C | −5.0°C | 62 mm | 32 cm |
| February | −0.3°C | −8.5°C | −4.4°C | 50 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 5.0°C | −3.8°C | 0.6°C | 51 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 12.0°C | 1.9°C | 7.0°C | 77 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 19.2°C | 8.2°C | 13.7°C | 78 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 24.5°C | 13.9°C | 19.2°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27.4°C | 16.6°C | 22.1°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26.3°C | 15.8°C | 21.1°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.6°C | 16.9°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.6°C | 5.3°C | 10.0°C | 67 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 7.9°C | 0.2°C | 4.1°C | 72 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 1.9°C | −5.0°C | −1.6°C | 59 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 13.3°C | 3.9°C | 8.6°C | 807 mm | 115 cm |
From −24.7°C to 26.0°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 3.0°C around its normal of −5.0°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.3°C.
Where Barbertown’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Toronto Pearson (Airport), its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- 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, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Barbertown’s climate
How warm does Barbertown get in summer?
Expect highs near 27.4°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Barbertown get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −8.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Barbertown get?
The yearly total is about 807 mm. June gets 81 mm, the most of any month; February gets 50 mm, the least.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Roughly 69 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Barbertown itself?
Not exactly. Barbertown lacks a normals station, so Toronto Pearson (Airport) supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Barbertown →
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).