Summer afternoons in Fitzroy are warmer than in 83% of Canadian towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about −16.0°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 43°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 75% of Canadian towns. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Borrowed figures: Fitzroy has no normals station, so these come from Luskville, 9.6 km north-east.
A year in Fitzroy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Fitzroy’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Fitzroy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 170 days, 20°C on 119
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 27 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
Rain and melted snow: about 968 mm a year
The most falls in June, the least in February. Some 137 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 193 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 53 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Fitzroy
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up.
Living with Fitzroy’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 20 May to about 22 September, some 124 days in a normal year.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Fitzroy: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Luskville
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Luskville.
| Distance from the town | 9.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 69 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.4°C |
| Next-nearest location | Charteris, 32 km |
How Fitzroy 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 Fitzroy’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 21–27 km from Fitzroy.
Fitzroy weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.4°C | −16.0°C | −10.9°C | 77 mm | 53 cm |
| February | −3.2°C | −15.3°C | −9.2°C | 63 mm | 43 cm |
| March | 2.6°C | −8.4°C | −3.0°C | 63 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | −0.2°C | 5.7°C | 74 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 19.8°C | 6.4°C | 13.1°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.5°C | 11.6°C | 18.1°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.9°C | 13.9°C | 20.2°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.7°C | 12.8°C | 19.2°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.2°C | 8.6°C | 14.9°C | 87 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 13.3°C | 2.8°C | 8.1°C | 84 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 5.6°C | −3.1°C | 1.4°C | 74 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −1.8°C | −10.5°C | −6.3°C | 76 mm | 43 cm |
| Year | 11.7°C | 0.2°C | 5.9°C | 968 mm | 193 cm |
In March, anything from −34.0°C to 28.0°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.5°C of the normal, −10.9°C. August is the steadiest, within 1.1°C.
Where Fitzroy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Luskville: 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: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Fitzroy’s climate
How warm does Fitzroy get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 26.9°C.
How cold does Fitzroy get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −16.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Fitzroy get?
Count on roughly 968 mm a year, heaviest in June (99 mm) and lightest in February (63 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 108 days a year.
Are these figures for Fitzroy itself?
Not exactly. Fitzroy lacks a normals station, so Luskville supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Fitzroy →
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).