Frost comes to Rustic less often than to 89% of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 27.0°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 86% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 34°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Read at Toronto (City), 9.4 km south-east: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Rustic at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Rustic’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Rustic feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 101 frosts and 124 warm days 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. On about 104 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow 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
Snowfall: Toronto Pearson (Airport), 11 km away (Toronto (City) records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Rustic
94% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 90% of Canadian towns.
Living with Rustic’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 11 April to about 6 November, some 208 days in a normal year.
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 →Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 59 days a year.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Rustic’s hazards page.
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 | 9.4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 113 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 11 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 11 km |
How Rustic 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 Rustic’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustic Toronto (City) | 27.0°C | −6.7°C | 823 mm |
| Brookhaven-Amesbury 1.4 km · Toronto (City) | 27.0°C about the same | −6.7°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Weston 1.9 km · Toronto Pearson (Airport) | 27.4°C about the same | −8.9°C 2.2°C colder | 807 mm |
Rustic 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 | 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 |
The most changeable month: January, give or take 2.7°C; the steadiest, June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −23.1°C in 2003 to 25.7°C in 1998.
Where Rustic’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Toronto (City), 1991–2020.
- 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: 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: 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 Rustic’s climate
How warm does Rustic get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 27.0°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Rustic get in winter?
Expect nights around −6.7°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Rustic 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 Rustic itself?
Nearly: Toronto (City), the location behind them, sits just beyond Rustic’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Rustic →
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).