Frosty mornings in Lawrence Park North are scarcer than in 89% of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 27.0°C. Some 34°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Summer 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, 6.5 km south.
A year in Lawrence Park North at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lawrence Park North’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Lawrence Park North feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
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
823 mm of precipitation in a typical year
June is the wettest month and March the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 146 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 40 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Toronto (City) publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 15 km away.
Heating a home in Lawrence Park North
94% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. Homes here need less heating than 90% of Canadian towns.
Living with Lawrence Park North’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Frost usually lets go around 11 April and returns near 6 November, about 208 days apart.
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.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Lawrence Park North’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 | 6.5 km south |
| Station altitude | 113 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 15 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (Island), 11 km |
How Lawrence Park North 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 Lawrence Park North’s own would show the same figures). Lawrence Park North has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 16–27 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Park North Toronto (City) | 27.0°C | −6.7°C | 823 mm |
| Vaughan 16 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C 3.4°C colder | 862 mm |
| Mississauga 26 km · Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C about the same | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 807 mm |
| Pickering 27 km · Oshawa | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 906 mm |
Lawrence Park North 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
March has the widest record range, −23.1°C in 2003 to 25.7°C in 1998; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Lawrence Park North’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: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Lawrence Park North’s climate
How warm does Lawrence Park North get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 27.0°C.
How cold does Lawrence Park North get in winter?
Expect nights around −6.7°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Lawrence Park North get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 823 mm; the range runs from 53 mm in March to 82 mm in June.
Are these figures for Lawrence Park North itself?
Nearly: Toronto (City), the location behind them, sits just beyond Lawrence Park North’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lawrence Park North →
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).