West Queen West gets fewer frosts than 87% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.3°C on average. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in March. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Toronto (Island) (1.8 km south-east).
A year in West Queen West at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about West Queen West’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in West Queen West feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 110 frosts and 107 warm days a year
The frost season runs November to April, peaking in January at about 26 nights. Some 5 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
Rain and melted snow: about 823 mm a year
On about 104 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Toronto (Island) publishes no full year of precipitation, so these figures come from Toronto (City), 3.0 km away.
About 115 cm of snow a year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 32 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Toronto (Island) publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Toronto Pearson (Airport), 18 km away.
Heating a home in West Queen West
92% 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. Homes here need less heating than 87% of Canadian towns.
Living with West Queen West’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Count on some 14 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
A humidex above 30 marks about 45 days in a normal year.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see West Queen West’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Toronto (Island)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Toronto (Island) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 1.8 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 77 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Toronto (City), 3.0 km |
| Snowfall from | Toronto Pearson (Airport), 18 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −26.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.5°C |
| Average wind | 16.9 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Toronto (City), 3.0 km |
How West Queen West 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share West Queen West’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Queen West Toronto (Island) | 25.3°C | −7.1°C | 823 mm |
| Trinity-Bellwoods 1.0 km · Toronto (City) | 27.0°C 1.7°C warmer | −6.7°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Fort York-Liberty Village 1.0 km · Toronto (Island) | 25.3°C about the same | −7.1°C about the same | 823 mm |
West Queen West 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 | −0.5°C | −7.1°C | −3.8°C | 65 mm | 32 cm |
| February | 0.3°C | −6.4°C | −3.1°C | 54 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 4.2°C | −2.5°C | 0.8°C | 53 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 10.2°C | 2.7°C | 6.5°C | 78 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 16.8°C | 8.3°C | 12.6°C | 76 mm | under 1 cm |
| June | 22.3°C | 13.9°C | 18.1°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.3°C | 16.7°C | 21.0°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.8°C | 17.2°C | 21.0°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.9°C | 13.4°C | 17.2°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.8°C | 7.0°C | 10.5°C | 69 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 7.5°C | 1.7°C | 4.6°C | 71 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 2.5°C | −3.1°C | −0.3°C | 58 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 12.4°C | 5.1°C | 8.8°C | 823 mm | 115 cm |
January varies most from one year to the next (2.7°C), June least
March has the widest record range, −23.1°C in 2003 to 21.8°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where West Queen West’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Toronto (Island) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about West Queen West’s climate
How warm does West Queen West get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.3°C.
How cold does West Queen West get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −7.1°C.
How much rain and snow does West Queen West get?
Measured as water, a year brings 823 mm: 82 mm in June, the wettest month, and 53 mm in March, the driest.
Are these figures for West Queen West itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Toronto (Island), just outside West Queen West’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for West Queen West →
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).