Frost comes to Lawrence Park South less often than to 89% of Canadian towns
Expect July afternoons of about 27.0°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 86% of Canadian towns. June is the wettest month, March the driest. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Toronto (City) location, 5.1 km south.
A year in Lawrence Park South at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lawrence Park South’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Lawrence Park South feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 101 frosts and 124 warm days 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
On about 104 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow 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
ECCC’s Toronto (City) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 16 km away.
Heating a home in Lawrence Park South
94% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. That means homes here need less heating than 90% of Canadian towns.
Living with Lawrence Park South’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 11 April to plant out; frost tends to come back around 6 November, about 208 days later.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Expect around 59 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
A typical year is calm by definition; Lawrence Park South’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
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 | 5.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 113 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 16 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (Island), 9.5 km |
How Lawrence Park South compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Lawrence Park South whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 17–28 km from Lawrence Park South.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Park South Toronto (City) | 27.0°C | −6.7°C | 823 mm |
| Vaughan 17 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 28 km · Oshawa | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 906 mm |
Lawrence Park South 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 |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 2.7°C; the steadiest, June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −23.1°C in 2003 to 25.7°C in 1998.
Where Lawrence Park South’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Toronto (City), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Lawrence Park South’s climate
How warm does Lawrence Park South get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 27.0°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Lawrence Park South get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −6.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Lawrence Park South get?
Rain and snow add up to about 823 mm of water a year; June brings the most (82 mm), March the least (53 mm).
Are these figures for Lawrence Park South itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Toronto (City), just outside Lawrence Park South’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lawrence Park South →
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).