Frosty mornings in Maple Leaf are scarcer than in 89% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.0°C. Expect the most rain and snow in June and the least in March. Its July heat outdoes that of 86% of Canadian towns. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 19–27°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Toronto (City) station, 8.2 km south-east.
A year in Maple Leaf at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Maple Leaf’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Maple Leaf 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
Rain and melted snow: about 823 mm a year
About 104 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 115 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 32 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Toronto (City) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 13 km away.
Heating a home in Maple Leaf
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 Maple Leaf’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Between the last frost, near 11 April, and the first, near 6 November, lie about 208 frost-free days.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →The humidex tops 30 on about 59 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Maple Leaf’s hazards page covers them.
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 | 8.2 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 113 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 13 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (Island), 12 km |
How Maple Leaf 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
Places around Maple Leaf whose figures come from another normals location. Maple Leaf has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 14–23 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Leaf Toronto (City) | 27.0°C | −6.7°C | 823 mm |
| Vaughan 14 km · Toronto Buttonville (Airport) | 27.3°C about the same | −10.1°C 3.4°C colder | 862 mm |
| Mississauga 21 km · Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C about the same | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 807 mm |
Maple Leaf weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.3°C | −6.7°C | −3.5°C | 65 mm | 32 cm |
| February | 0.6°C | −6.0°C | −2.7°C | 54 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 5.1°C | −1.8°C | 1.7°C | 53 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 11.7°C | 3.9°C | 7.8°C | 78 mm | 5 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 | under 1 cm |
| November | 8.1°C | 2.3°C | 5.2°C | 71 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 2.6°C | −2.7°C | −0.1°C | 58 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 13.4°C | 6.0°C | 9.7°C | 823 mm | 115 cm |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 2.7°C of normal, against the steadier 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 Maple Leaf’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Toronto (City) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- 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: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Maple Leaf’s climate
How warm does Maple Leaf get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 27.0°C.
How cold does Maple Leaf get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −6.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Maple Leaf get?
823 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is June (82 mm); the driest, March (53 mm).
Are these figures for Maple Leaf itself?
They are the normals for Toronto (City), measured just outside Maple Leaf itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Maple Leaf →
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).