Frosty mornings in Taylor-Massey are scarcer than in 89% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.0°C on average. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in March. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 86% of Canadian towns. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 19–27°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Toronto (City) location, 8.8 km west.
A year in Taylor-Massey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Taylor-Massey’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Taylor-Massey feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
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
823 mm of precipitation in a typical year
About 104 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 146 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 40 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 19 km away (Toronto (City) records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Taylor-Massey
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. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 90% of Canadian towns.
Living with Taylor-Massey’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Seedlings can go out once the average last frost, around 11 April, has passed; autumn’s first, near 6 November, ends a season of about 208 days.
For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →About 59 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Taylor-Massey’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto (City)
ECCC builds the Toronto (City) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 8.8 km west |
| Station altitude | 113 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 19 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (Island), 11 km |
How Taylor-Massey 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
Places around Taylor-Massey whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Taylor-Massey with figures are 18–28 km away.
Taylor-Massey 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 | 40 cm |
| February | 0.6°C | −6.0°C | −2.7°C | 54 mm | 34 cm |
| March | 5.1°C | −1.8°C | 1.7°C | 53 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 11.7°C | 3.9°C | 7.8°C | 78 mm | 7 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 | 1 cm |
| November | 8.1°C | 2.3°C | 5.2°C | 71 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 2.6°C | −2.7°C | −0.1°C | 58 mm | 33 cm |
| Year | 13.4°C | 6.0°C | 9.7°C | 823 mm | 146 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.7°C; the steadiest month is 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 Taylor-Massey’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Toronto (City), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- 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 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 Taylor-Massey’s climate
How warm does Taylor-Massey get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 27.0°C.
How cold does Taylor-Massey get in winter?
Lows sink to −6.7°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Taylor-Massey get?
Around 823 mm a year in all, from 82 mm in June down to 53 mm in March.
Are these figures for Taylor-Massey itself?
They are the normals for Toronto (City), measured just outside Taylor-Massey itself.
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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).