July in Meadowvale runs hotter than in 95% of Canadian towns
Deep winter brings January lows near −8.9°C. Frost is rarer than in 82% of Canadian towns: about 131 nights a year drop below freezing. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Have the furnace checked before November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Meadowvale is Toronto Pearson (Airport), 15 km north-east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Meadowvale at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Meadowvale’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Meadowvale 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
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
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
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 Meadowvale
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. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Meadowvale’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Between the last frost, near 27 April, and the first, near 20 October, lie about 174 frost-free days.
The outdoor season by the averages is May, Jun, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Expect around 21 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Count on some 56 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Meadowvale’s hazards page.
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 | 15 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), 29 km |
How Meadowvale 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Meadowvale’s would only repeat its figures. No closer place has figures: this one lies 12 km from Meadowvale.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowvale Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C | −8.9°C | 807 mm |
| Milton 12 km · Burlington Piers | 25.5°C 1.9°C cooler | −6.3°C 2.6°C milder | 807 mm |
Meadowvale 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 −24.7°C to 26.0°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 3.0°C around −5.0°C) and June least (1.3°C).
Where Meadowvale’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: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC 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 Meadowvale’s climate
How warm does Meadowvale get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 27.4°C.
How cold does Meadowvale get in winter?
Expect nights around −8.9°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Meadowvale get?
The year adds up to 807 mm. June is the peak month (81 mm) and February the low one (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 Meadowvale itself?
Not exactly. Meadowvale 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 Meadowvale →
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).