Summer afternoons in DT Fairview are warmer than in 95% of Canadian towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about −8.9°C. Frost is rarer than in 82% of Canadian towns: about 131 nights a year drop below freezing. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 36°C. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 106 times a year.
No ECCC station in DT Fairview has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Toronto Pearson (Airport), 9.9 km north, instead.
A year in DT Fairview at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about DT Fairview’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in DT Fairview feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 131 days, 20°C on 125
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Some 17 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 807 mm a year
June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
115 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 32 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in DT Fairview
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. A house here needs less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with DT Fairview’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
About 174 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 27 April to a first of 20 October.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Count on some 21 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
About 56 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
A typical year is calm by definition; DT Fairview’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto Pearson (Airport)
Toronto Pearson (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km north |
| 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), 19 km |
How DT Fairview 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
Places around DT Fairview whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 16–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from DT Fairview.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT Fairview Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C | −8.9°C | 807 mm |
| Oakville 16 km · Burlington Piers | 25.5°C 1.9°C cooler | −6.3°C 2.6°C milder | 807 mm |
| Toronto 24 km · Toronto (City) | 27.0°C about the same | −6.7°C 2.2°C milder | 823 mm |
| Vaughan 28 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C 1.2°C colder | 862 mm |
DT Fairview 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 | −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 year to year, January moves by 3.0°C, more than any month, and June least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −24.7°C (2003) and 26.0°C (2012).
Where DT Fairview’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Toronto Pearson (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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 DT Fairview’s climate
How warm does DT Fairview get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 27.4°C.
How cold does DT Fairview get in winter?
Expect nights around −8.9°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does DT Fairview get?
Rain and snow add up to about 807 mm of water a year; June brings the most (81 mm), February the least (50 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 69 days a year.
Are these figures for DT Fairview itself?
They describe Toronto Pearson (Airport), the nearest normals location, rather than DT Fairview itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for DT Fairview →
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).