Mineola has warmer summer afternoons than 95% of Canadian towns
In January the night’s low is typically −8.9°C. The wettest month is June; the driest is February. Only about 131 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns. About 106 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Borrowed figures: Mineola has no normals station, so these come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 13 km north.
A year in Mineola at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Mineola’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Mineola feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 131 frosts and 125 warm days 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
807 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
115 cm of snow in a typical 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 Mineola
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. That means homes here need less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Mineola’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Gardens get from about 27 April to 20 October without frost, around 174 days in all.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →On some 21 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 56 days a year.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Mineola’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 | 13 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), 17 km |
How Mineola 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 Mineola’s would only repeat its figures. Mineola has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 16–29 km out.
Mineola 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 |
The month with the widest range: March, −24.7°C to 26.0°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.0°C of its normal of −5.0°C; June keeps to within 1.3°C.
Where Mineola’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Toronto Pearson (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- 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, 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 Mineola’s climate
How warm does Mineola get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 27.4°C.
How cold does Mineola get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −8.9°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Mineola 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?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 69 days a year.
Are these figures for Mineola itself?
Not exactly. Mineola 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 Mineola →
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).