Frosty mornings in Leaside-Bennington are scarcer than in 89% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.0°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 86% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 34°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 19–27°C.
Read at Toronto (City), 4.9 km south-west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Leaside-Bennington at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Leaside-Bennington’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Leaside-Bennington feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 101 days, 20°C on 124
The frost season runs November to April, peaking in January at about 26 nights. Some 14 days a year climb past 30°C.
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
June brings the most rain and snow; March, the least. About 104 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 146 cm in a normal year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 40 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Toronto (City) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 17 km away.
Heating a home in Leaside-Bennington
94% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. By this count, homes here need less heating than 90% of Canadian towns.
Living with Leaside-Bennington’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Between the last frost, near 11 April, and the first, near 6 November, lie about 208 frost-free days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →About 59 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Leaside-Bennington’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto (City)
Toronto (City) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 4.9 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 113 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 17 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (Island), 8.9 km |
How Leaside-Bennington 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Leaside-Bennington’s would only repeat its figures. Leaside-Bennington has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–28 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaside-Bennington Toronto (City) | 27.0°C | −6.7°C | 823 mm |
| Markham 18 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C 3.4°C colder | 862 mm |
| Pickering 26 km · Oshawa | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 906 mm |
| Mississauga 28 km · Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C about the same | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 807 mm |
Leaside-Bennington 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 |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 2.7°C of normal, against the steadier June
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −23.1°C (2003) and 25.7°C (1998), the widest span of any month.
Where Leaside-Bennington’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Toronto (City), the nearest location with a full year of 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: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Leaside-Bennington’s climate
How warm does Leaside-Bennington get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 27.0°C on a typical day.
How cold does Leaside-Bennington get in winter?
Lows sink to −6.7°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Leaside-Bennington get?
Measured as water, a year brings 823 mm: 82 mm in June, the wettest month, and 53 mm in March, the driest.
Are these figures for Leaside-Bennington itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Toronto (City) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Leaside-Bennington.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Leaside-Bennington →
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