Frost comes to East End-Danforth less often than to 89% of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.0°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 34°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 86% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Toronto (City) location, 8.1 km west.
A year in East End-Danforth at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about East End-Danforth’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in East End-Danforth feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
101 frost days and 124 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs November to April, peaking in January at about 26 nights. About 14 days a year top 30°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 823 mm a year
June is the wettest month and March the driest. 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
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 40 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 20 km away (Toronto (City) records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in East End-Danforth
94% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. That means homes here need less heating than 90% of Canadian towns.
Living with East End-Danforth’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Gardens get from about 11 April to 6 November without frost, around 208 days in all.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 59 days a year.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers East End-Danforth’s.
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 | 8.1 km west |
| Station altitude | 113 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 20 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (Island), 10 km |
How East End-Danforth 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on East End-Danforth’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 20–30 km from East End-Danforth.
East End-Danforth 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 | 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 |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.7°C; the steadiest month is June
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −23.1°C (2003) to 25.7°C (1998).
Where East End-Danforth’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Toronto (City) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- 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: 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 East End-Danforth’s climate
How warm does East End-Danforth get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 27.0°C on a typical day.
How cold does East End-Danforth get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −6.7°C.
How much rain and snow does East End-Danforth get?
A normal year brings 823 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 82 mm, March driest at 53 mm.
Are these figures for East End-Danforth itself?
Nearly: Toronto (City), the location behind them, sits just beyond East End-Danforth’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for East End-Danforth →
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).