Frost comes to Downtown Yonge East less often than to 89% of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.0°C. Seasons differ by 34°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 86% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 104 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Toronto (City) location, 2.5 km north-west.
A year in Downtown Yonge East at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Downtown Yonge East’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Downtown Yonge East feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 101 frosts and 124 warm days a year
The frost season runs November to April, peaking in January at 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
Rain and melted snow: about 823 mm a year
June brings the most rain and snow; March, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
About 115 cm of snow a year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Toronto (City) publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 21 km away.
Heating a home in Downtown Yonge East
94% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 90% of Canadian towns.
Living with Downtown Yonge East’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 11 April until frost returns near 6 November: about 208 days.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 59 days a year.
What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Downtown Yonge East’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto (City)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Toronto (City) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 2.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 113 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 21 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (Island), 3.5 km |
How Downtown Yonge East 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 Downtown Yonge East’s own would show the same figures). Downtown Yonge East has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 24–30 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Yonge East Toronto (City) | 27.0°C | −6.7°C | 823 mm |
| Vaughan 24 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C 3.4°C colder | 862 mm |
| Mississauga 25 km · Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C about the same | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 807 mm |
| Pickering 30 km · Oshawa | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 906 mm |
Downtown Yonge East 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 | −0.3°C | −6.7°C | −3.5°C | 65 mm | 32 cm |
| February | 0.6°C | −6.0°C | −2.7°C | 54 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 5.1°C | −1.8°C | 1.7°C | 53 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 11.7°C | 3.9°C | 7.8°C | 78 mm | 5 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 | under 1 cm |
| November | 8.1°C | 2.3°C | 5.2°C | 71 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 2.6°C | −2.7°C | −0.1°C | 58 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 13.4°C | 6.0°C | 9.7°C | 823 mm | 115 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −23.1°C to 25.7°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 2.7°C of its normal of −3.5°C; June keeps to within 1.2°C.
Where Downtown Yonge East’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Toronto (City), its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Downtown Yonge East’s climate
How warm does Downtown Yonge East get in summer?
Highs reach 27.0°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Downtown Yonge East get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −6.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Downtown Yonge East get?
About 823 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. June is the wettest month (82 mm) and March the driest (53 mm).
Are these figures for Downtown Yonge East itself?
They are the normals for Toronto (City), measured just outside Downtown Yonge East itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Downtown Yonge 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).