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Climate in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay has warmer summer afternoons than 86% of Canadian towns

January nights here settle around −14.3°C. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 61% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.

July afternoons: warmer than 86% of Canadian towns
January nights: colder than 61% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: wetter than 57% of Canadian towns

1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Ottawa (Airport) location, 9.4 km north-east.

A year in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−6°C−14°CColdest nightsSnowiest
Feb−4°C−13°C
Mar2°C−7°C
Apr11°C1°CLast frost ~29 Apr
May20°C8°C
Jun24°C13°CWettest
Jul27°C15°CWarmest
Aug26°C14°C
Sep21°C10°C
Oct13°C3°CFirst frost ~7 Oct
Nov now6°C−2°C
Dec−2°C−10°C

What stands out about Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.

A normal year

What a year in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter
−4°C / −12°C
192 mm, with 157 cm of snow
Spring
11°C / 0°C
222 mm, with 51 cm of snow
Summer
26°C / 14°C
264 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
13°C / 4°C
251 mm, with 23 cm of snow
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

154 frost days and 120 days above 20°C a year

The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 16 nights a year drop under −20°C.

154
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
Fewer frosts than 55% of Canadian towns
76
Days that stay below 0°C
16
Nights a year below −20°C
120
Days a year above 20°C
15
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

30
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

30
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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 930 mm a year

On about 118 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

930 mm
Rain and snow a year
Wetter than 57% of Canadian towns
757 mm
Of it as rain alone (81%)
97 mm
June, the wettest month
50 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

97 mm
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

97 mm
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Snow

232 cm of snow in a typical year

Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 59 cm).

232 cm
Snowfall a year
Snowier than 86% of Canadian towns
62
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
118
Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground
28 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

59 cm
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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

28 cm
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Heating

Heating a home in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay

93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,434 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
2,180 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year.

Living here

Living with Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

Count on about 160 frost-free days: the last frost averages 29 April, the first 7 October.

Get outside

Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

Count on some 47 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.

Humidex

A humidex above 30 marks about 49 days in a normal year.

Storms and extremes

A typical year is calm by definition; Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s hazards page covers the exceptions.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Ottawa (Airport)

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Ottawa (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town9.4 km north-east
Station altitude114 m
Completenessat least 25 years
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−33.1°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202036.9°C
Average wind13.5 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest locationOttawa (City), 14 km
Compared with other towns

How Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.

July afternoons27.0°C
Stonebridge - Half Moon BayMedian Canadian town
20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C30°C
Warmer than 86% of Canadian towns
January nights−14.3°C
Stonebridge - Half Moon BayMedian Canadian town
−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C
Colder than 61% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year930 mm
Stonebridge - Half Moon BayMedian Canadian town
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Wetter than 57% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year232 cm
Stonebridge - Half Moon BayMedian Canadian town
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Snowier than 86% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay with figures are 12–30 km away.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay Ottawa (Airport)27.0°C−14.3°C930 mm
Ottawa 12 km · Ottawa (City)26.7°C about the same−14.0°C about the same938 mm
Kemptville 30 km · Kemptville26.8°C about the same−14.0°C about the same925 mm
Month by month

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−5.5°C−14.3°C−10.0°C70 mm59 cm
February−3.6°C−13.2°C−8.5°C50 mm49 cm
March2.4°C−7.1°C−2.4°C66 mm39 cm
April11.3°C0.5°C5.9°C81 mm12 cm
May19.6°C7.5°C13.6°C75 mmunder 1 cm
June24.4°C12.9°C18.7°C97 mm0 cm
July27.0°C15.4°C21.2°C89 mm0 cm
August25.8°C14.3°C20.1°C79 mm0 cm
September21.0°C9.6°C15.3°C90 mm0 cm
October13.0°C3.4°C8.2°C87 mm3 cm
November5.8°C−2.4°C1.7°C74 mm21 cm
December−1.9°C−9.6°C−5.8°C72 mm50 cm
Year11.6°C1.4°C6.5°C930 mm232 cm
Year to year

January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.2°C; August the least

March has the widest record range, −29.0°C in 2003 to 27.4°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Ottawa (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
  • Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
  • 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 Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s climate

How warm does Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay get in summer?

Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 27.0°C.

How cold does Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay get in winter?

Deep winter means January, when nights average −14.3°C.

How much rain and snow does Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay get?

Measured as water, a year brings 930 mm: 97 mm in June, the wettest month, and 50 mm in February, the driest.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Count on about 118 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.

Are these figures for Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay itself?

Almost: ECCC’s Ottawa (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay →

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).