July in Fairview runs hotter than in 95% of Canadian towns
Nights in January average −8.9°C. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in February. Frost is rarer than in 82% of Canadian towns: about 131 nights a year drop below freezing. Expect about 131 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
ECCC publishes no normals for Fairview itself; the figures are those of Toronto Pearson (Airport), 11 km north.
A year in Fairview at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Fairview’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Fairview feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
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
807 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 106 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 115 cm of snow a year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Fairview
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. A house here needs less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Fairview’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Between the last frost, near 27 April, and the first, near 20 October, lie about 174 frost-free days.
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 →About 21 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 56 days a year.
A typical year is calm by definition; 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 | 11 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), 20 km |
How Fairview 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Fairview’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Fairview with figures are 15–30 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C | −8.9°C | 807 mm |
| Oakville 15 km · Burlington Piers | 25.5°C 1.9°C cooler | −6.3°C 2.6°C milder | 807 mm |
| Toronto 25 km · Toronto (City) | 27.0°C about the same | −6.7°C 2.2°C milder | 823 mm |
| Vaughan 30 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C 1.2°C colder | 862 mm |
Fairview 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 |
January varies most from one year to the next (3.0°C), June least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −24.7°C (2003) and 26.0°C (2012).
Where Fairview’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Toronto Pearson (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 Fairview’s climate
How warm does Fairview get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 27.4°C.
How cold does Fairview get in winter?
Expect nights around −8.9°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Fairview get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 807 mm a year; June leads with 81 mm and February trails with 50 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 69 days a year.
Are these figures for Fairview itself?
They are the closest available: the normals for Toronto Pearson (Airport), since Fairview has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for 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).