Summer afternoons in Rexdale-Kipling are warmer than in 95% of Canadian towns
Midwinter brings lows of about −8.9°C. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 82% of Canadian towns. Expect about 131 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Toronto Pearson (Airport) station, 7.0 km south-west.
A year in Rexdale-Kipling at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Rexdale-Kipling’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Rexdale-Kipling feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 131 days, 20°C on 125
From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 17 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
807 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 106 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 115 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 32 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Rexdale-Kipling
93% 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. A house here needs less heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Rexdale-Kipling’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Frost usually lets go around 27 April and returns near 20 October, about 174 days apart.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Expect around 21 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
On some 56 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Rexdale-Kipling’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto Pearson (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Toronto Pearson (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 7.0 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 173 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.9°C |
| Average wind | 15.7 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (City), 15 km |
How Rexdale-Kipling 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Rexdale-Kipling’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 13–26 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Rexdale-Kipling.
Rexdale-Kipling 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 | −1.2°C | −8.9°C | −5.0°C | 62 mm | 32 cm |
| February | −0.3°C | −8.5°C | −4.4°C | 50 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 5.0°C | −3.8°C | 0.6°C | 51 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 12.0°C | 1.9°C | 7.0°C | 77 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 19.2°C | 8.2°C | 13.7°C | 78 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 24.5°C | 13.9°C | 19.2°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27.4°C | 16.6°C | 22.1°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26.3°C | 15.8°C | 21.1°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.6°C | 16.9°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.6°C | 5.3°C | 10.0°C | 67 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 7.9°C | 0.2°C | 4.1°C | 72 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 1.9°C | −5.0°C | −1.6°C | 59 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 13.3°C | 3.9°C | 8.6°C | 807 mm | 115 cm |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 3.0°C of normal, against the steadier June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −24.7°C in 2003 to 26.0°C in 2012.
Where Rexdale-Kipling’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Toronto Pearson (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 Rexdale-Kipling’s climate
How warm does Rexdale-Kipling get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 27.4°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Rexdale-Kipling get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −8.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Rexdale-Kipling get?
A normal year brings 807 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 81 mm, February driest at 50 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 69 days a year.
Are these figures for Rexdale-Kipling itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Toronto Pearson (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Rexdale-Kipling.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Rexdale-Kipling →
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).