Afternoon heat in Erindale beats that of 95% of Canadian towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −8.9°C on average. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in February. Only about 131 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Erindale has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 14 km north.
A year in Erindale at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Erindale’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Erindale 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. About 17 days a year top 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 807 mm of rain and snow a year
About 106 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone 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
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Erindale
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Erindale’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 174 frost-free days: the last frost averages 27 April, the first 20 October.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark May, Jun, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 21 days with a wind chill below −20.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 56 days a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Erindale’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto Pearson (Airport)
ECCC builds the Toronto Pearson (Airport) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 14 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), 21 km |
How Erindale compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Erindale’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 12–27 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Erindale.
Erindale weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| 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 Erindale’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Toronto Pearson (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Erindale’s climate
How warm does Erindale get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 27.4°C.
How cold does Erindale get in winter?
Overnight lows average −8.9°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Erindale get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 807 mm; the range runs from 50 mm in February to 81 mm in June.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 69 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Erindale itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at Toronto Pearson (Airport), outside Erindale.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Erindale →
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).