Summer arrives in force in Findlay Creek, hotter than in 86% of Canadian towns
Deep winter brings January lows near −14.3°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 61% of Canadian towns. Some 41°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. From June to September, highs of 21–27°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Ottawa (Airport) location, 4.9 km west.
A year in Findlay Creek at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Findlay Creek’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Findlay Creek feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 154 days, 20°C on 120
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Some 16 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
930 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in June, the least in February. On about 118 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 232 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 59 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Findlay Creek
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days.
Living with Findlay Creek’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 160 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 29 April to a first of 7 October.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Expect around 47 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 49 days a year.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Findlay Creek’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Ottawa (Airport)
Ottawa (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 4.9 km west |
| Station altitude | 114 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −33.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.9°C |
| Average wind | 13.5 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Ottawa (City), 11 km |
How Findlay Creek 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 Findlay Creek’s would only repeat its figures. Findlay Creek has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 9–29 km out.
Findlay Creek 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 | −5.5°C | −14.3°C | −10.0°C | 70 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −3.6°C | −13.2°C | −8.5°C | 50 mm | 49 cm |
| March | 2.4°C | −7.1°C | −2.4°C | 66 mm | 39 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | 0.5°C | 5.9°C | 81 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 19.6°C | 7.5°C | 13.6°C | 75 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.9°C | 18.7°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27.0°C | 15.4°C | 21.2°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.8°C | 14.3°C | 20.1°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.0°C | 9.6°C | 15.3°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.0°C | 3.4°C | 8.2°C | 87 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | −2.4°C | 1.7°C | 74 mm | 21 cm |
| December | −1.9°C | −9.6°C | −5.8°C | 72 mm | 50 cm |
| Year | 11.6°C | 1.4°C | 6.5°C | 930 mm | 232 cm |
From year to year, January moves by 3.2°C, more than any month, and August least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −29.0°C in 2003 to 27.4°C in 2012.
Where Findlay Creek’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Ottawa (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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: 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 Findlay Creek’s climate
How warm does Findlay Creek get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 27.0°C.
How cold does Findlay Creek get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −14.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Findlay Creek get?
A normal year brings 930 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 97 mm, February driest at 50 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 118 days a year.
Are these figures for Findlay Creek itself?
They are the normals for Ottawa (Airport), measured just outside Findlay Creek itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Findlay Creek →
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).