Ice rarely forms: Danforth East York sees fewer frosts than 89% of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 27.0°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 86% of Canadian towns. June is the wettest month, March the driest. The furnace earns its keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Read at Toronto (City), 5.9 km west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Danforth East York at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Danforth East York’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Danforth East York feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
101 frost days and 124 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from November to April, most of all in January (about 26 nights). Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 14 days a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 823 mm of rain and snow a year
Some 104 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
About 146 cm of snow a year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 40 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Toronto (City) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 19 km away.
Heating a home in Danforth East York
94% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. A house here needs less heating than 90% of Canadian towns.
Living with Danforth East York’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
A normal year gives the garden about 208 frost-free days, roughly 11 April to 6 November.
Plan time outside for May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Plan shade and water for about 59 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Danforth East York’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto (City)
ECCC builds the Toronto (City) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 5.9 km west |
| Station altitude | 113 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 19 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (Island), 8.5 km |
How Danforth East York compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Danforth East York’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Danforth East York with figures are 19–29 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth East York Toronto (City) | 27.0°C | −6.7°C | 823 mm |
| Markham 19 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C 3.4°C colder | 862 mm |
| Pickering 25 km · Oshawa | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 906 mm |
| Mississauga 29 km · Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C about the same | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 807 mm |
Danforth East York 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 | −0.3°C | −6.7°C | −3.5°C | 65 mm | 40 cm |
| February | 0.6°C | −6.0°C | −2.7°C | 54 mm | 34 cm |
| March | 5.1°C | −1.8°C | 1.7°C | 53 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 11.7°C | 3.9°C | 7.8°C | 78 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 18.8°C | 10.0°C | 14.5°C | 76 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 24.2°C | 15.3°C | 19.8°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27.0°C | 18.1°C | 22.5°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26.1°C | 17.7°C | 21.9°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22.0°C | 13.8°C | 17.9°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.6°C | 7.7°C | 11.2°C | 69 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 8.1°C | 2.3°C | 5.2°C | 71 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 2.6°C | −2.7°C | −0.1°C | 58 mm | 33 cm |
| Year | 13.4°C | 6.0°C | 9.7°C | 823 mm | 146 cm |
From −23.1°C to 25.7°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 2.7°C around its normal of −3.5°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.2°C.
Where Danforth East York’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Toronto (City): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- 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 Danforth East York’s climate
How warm does Danforth East York get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 27.0°C.
How cold does Danforth East York get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −6.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Danforth East York get?
The year adds up to 823 mm. June is the peak month (82 mm) and March the low one (53 mm).
Are these figures for Danforth East York itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Toronto (City), just outside Danforth East York’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Danforth East York →
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).