Afternoon heat in Pleasant View beats that of 91% of Canadian towns
January nights here settle around −10.1°C. Frost is rarer than in 70% of Canadian towns: about 145 nights a year drop below freezing. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Expect about 145 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Toronto Buttonville (Airport) (8.6 km north).
A year in Pleasant View at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pleasant View’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Pleasant View feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 145 days, 20°C on 126
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 6 nights 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 862 mm a year
Some 113 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
146 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 40 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Pleasant View
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 74% of Canadian towns.
Living with Pleasant View’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Wait until about 3 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 13 October, about 161 days later.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 22 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
About 55 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Pleasant View’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto Buttonville (Airport)
Toronto Buttonville (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 8.6 km north |
| Station altitude | 198 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.8°C |
| Average wind | 12.2 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (City), 14 km |
How Pleasant View 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 Pleasant View’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 9–26 km from Pleasant View.
Pleasant View weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.7°C | −10.1°C | −6.0°C | 64 mm | 40 cm |
| February | −1.0°C | −10.1°C | −5.6°C | 51 mm | 34 cm |
| March | 4.6°C | −5.0°C | −0.2°C | 52 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 11.8°C | 1.2°C | 6.5°C | 79 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 19.3°C | 7.4°C | 13.4°C | 80 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 24.6°C | 13.0°C | 18.8°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27.3°C | 15.6°C | 21.5°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26.3°C | 14.8°C | 20.6°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.9°C | 10.4°C | 16.2°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.3°C | 4.3°C | 9.4°C | 71 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.4°C | −0.8°C | 3.3°C | 77 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 1.5°C | −5.8°C | −2.2°C | 63 mm | 33 cm |
| Year | 13.0°C | 2.9°C | 8.0°C | 862 mm | 146 cm |
From year to year, January moves by 3.1°C, more than any month, and June least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −25.6°C in 2003 and a high of 26.3°C in 2012.
Where Pleasant View’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Pleasant View’s climate
How warm does Pleasant View get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 27.3°C.
How cold does Pleasant View get in winter?
Expect nights around −10.1°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Pleasant View get?
Some 862 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in June (87 mm), the least in February (51 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 76 days a year.
Are these figures for Pleasant View itself?
Nearly: Toronto Buttonville (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Pleasant View’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pleasant View →
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).