A middle-of-the-road climate: Perth East is close to most Canadian towns on every count
July afternoons reach 25.4°C on a typical day and January nights drop to −10.7°C; 851 mm of rain and melted snow falls in a year. In January, nights here are milder than in 64% of Canadian towns. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 21–25°C.
No ECCC station in Perth East has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Elora, 45 km east, instead.
A year in Perth East at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Perth East’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Perth East feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
156 frost days and 116 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 8 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 851 mm a year
Some 115 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Elora normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Kitchener/Waterloo, 46 km away.
152 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 43 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Elora publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Strathroy-Mullifarry, 85 km away.
Heating a home in Perth East
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 66% of Canadian towns.
Living with Perth East’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 27 days with a wind chill below −20.
Summer brings about 44 days when the humidex passes 30.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Perth East’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Elora
ECCC builds the Elora normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 45 km east |
| Station altitude | 376 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Kitchener/Waterloo, 46 km |
| Snowfall from | Strathroy-Mullifarry, 85 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.8°C |
| Average wind | 14.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Kitchener/Waterloo, 46 km |
How Perth East 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 Perth East’s would only repeat its figures. Perth East has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–28 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth East Elora | 25.4°C | −10.7°C | 851 mm |
| Stratford 15 km · London | 26.6°C 1.2°C warmer | −9.1°C 1.6°C milder | 962 mm |
| Listowel 24 km · Mount Forest | 25.1°C about the same | −10.9°C about the same | 1,035 mm |
| New Hamburg 26 km · Kitchener/Waterloo | 26.6°C 1.2°C warmer | −10.3°C about the same | 851 mm |
Perth East weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.1°C | −10.7°C | −6.9°C | 66 mm | 43 cm |
| February | −2.4°C | −11.0°C | −6.7°C | 46 mm | 32 cm |
| March | 3.1°C | −6.0°C | −1.5°C | 57 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 10.9°C | 0.3°C | 5.6°C | 81 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 18.3°C | 6.3°C | 12.3°C | 80 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 23.2°C | 11.4°C | 17.3°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.4°C | 13.5°C | 19.5°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.6°C | 12.6°C | 18.6°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.0°C | 8.9°C | 15.0°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.4°C | 3.4°C | 8.5°C | 71 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 6.2°C | −1.5°C | 2.4°C | 75 mm | 13 cm |
| December | 0.0°C | −6.3°C | −3.3°C | 55 mm | 37 cm |
| Year | 11.7°C | 1.8°C | 6.7°C | 851 mm | 152 cm |
Two years in three, February’s average lands within 3.1°C of normal, against the steadier June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −27.5°C in 2003 to 26.4°C in 2012.
Where Perth East’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Elora, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- 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: 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 Perth East’s climate
How warm does Perth East get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.4°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Perth East get in winter?
On a normal February night the air drops to −11.0°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Perth East get?
The year adds up to 851 mm. July is the peak month (96 mm) and February the low one (46 mm).
Are these figures for Perth East itself?
They are borrowed from Elora, the nearest place to Perth East where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Perth East →
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).