Frosty mornings in Moss Park are scarcer than in 89% of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.0°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 86% of Canadian towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 34°C. About 104 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Toronto (City) (3.0 km north-west).
A year in Moss Park at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Moss Park’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Moss Park 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
Frosts fall from November to April; January has the most, about 26. 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
Rain and melted snow: about 823 mm a year
The most falls in June, the least in March.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
About 115 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs November to April; January brings the most, about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Toronto (City) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 21 km away.
Heating a home in Moss Park
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 Moss Park’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Plant out after about 11 April; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 6 November, leaving roughly 208 days without frost.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark 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 Moss Park’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 | 3.0 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 113 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 21 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (Island), 3.9 km |
How Moss Park 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 Moss Park’s own would show the same figures). Moss Park has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 23–29 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Park Toronto (City) | 27.0°C | −6.7°C | 823 mm |
| Markham 23 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 29 km · Oshawa | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 906 mm |
Moss Park 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 | 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 |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.7°C; the steadiest month is June
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −23.1°C (2003) and 25.7°C (1998).
Where Moss Park’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Toronto (City), its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Moss Park’s climate
How warm does Moss Park get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 27.0°C.
How cold does Moss Park get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −6.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Moss Park get?
Around 823 mm a year in all, from 82 mm in June down to 53 mm in March.
Are these figures for Moss Park itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Toronto (City), just outside Moss Park’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Moss Park →
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).