Summer afternoons in East Willowdale are warmer than in 91% of Canadian towns
Nights in January average −10.1°C. Only about 145 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 70% of Canadian towns. June is the wettest month, February the driest. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Toronto Buttonville (Airport) station, 10 km north.
A year in East Willowdale at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about East Willowdale’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in East Willowdale feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 145 days, 20°C on 126
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 6 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
862 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 113 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
146 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 40 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in East Willowdale
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 74% of Canadian towns.
Living with East Willowdale’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Between the last frost, near 3 May, and the first, near 13 October, lie about 161 frost-free days.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 22 days a year.
Roughly 55 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see East Willowdale’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto Buttonville (Airport)
Toronto Buttonville (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 10 km north |
| Station altitude | 198 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.8°C |
| Average wind | 12.2 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (City), 11 km |
How East Willowdale 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 Willowdale’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Willowdale Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C | −10.1°C | 862 mm |
| Yonge-Doris 0.9 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C about the same | 862 mm |
| Avondale 1.3 km · Toronto (City) | 27.0°C about the same | −6.7°C 3.4°C milder | 823 mm |
East Willowdale 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 | −1.7°C | −10.1°C | −6.0°C | 64 mm | 40 cm |
| February | −1.0°C | −10.1°C | −5.6°C | 51 mm | 34 cm |
| March | 4.6°C | −5.0°C | −0.2°C | 52 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 11.8°C | 1.2°C | 6.5°C | 79 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 19.3°C | 7.4°C | 13.4°C | 80 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 24.6°C | 13.0°C | 18.8°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27.3°C | 15.6°C | 21.5°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26.3°C | 14.8°C | 20.6°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.9°C | 10.4°C | 16.2°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.3°C | 4.3°C | 9.4°C | 71 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.4°C | −0.8°C | 3.3°C | 77 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 1.5°C | −5.8°C | −2.2°C | 63 mm | 33 cm |
| Year | 13.0°C | 2.9°C | 8.0°C | 862 mm | 146 cm |
In March, anything from −25.6°C to 26.3°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.1°C of its normal of −6.0°C; June keeps to within 1.2°C.
Where East Willowdale’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Toronto Buttonville (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about East Willowdale’s climate
How warm does East Willowdale get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 27.3°C.
How cold does East Willowdale get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −10.1°C.
How much rain and snow does East Willowdale get?
Precipitation totals 862 mm a year, with June the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (51 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 76 days a year.
Are these figures for East Willowdale itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Toronto Buttonville (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside East Willowdale.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for East Willowdale →
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).