A middle-of-the-road climate: Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory is close to most Canadian towns on every count
January nights average −11.2°C, July afternoons 26.5°C, and a year brings 941 mm of rain and melted snow. Only about 146 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 38°C across the year, low to high. From June to September, highs of 22–27°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
No ECCC station in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Trenton, 30 km west, instead.
A year in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 146 days, 20°C on 124
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 9 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 941 mm of rain and snow a year
September brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. Some 116 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 155 cm in a normal year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 44 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. That means homes here need less heating than 70% of Canadian towns.
Living with Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 1 May until frost returns near 10 October: about 161 days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 28 days with a wind chill below −20.
Expect around 51 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Trenton
Trenton is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 30 km west |
| Station altitude | 86 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −35.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 12.7 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Centreville, 32 km |
How Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory 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
Places around Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Trenton | 26.5°C | −11.2°C | 941 mm |
| Deseronto 8.8 km · Centreville | 27.2°C 0.7°C warmer | −12.4°C 1.2°C colder | 984 mm |
| Belleville 18 km · Trenton | 26.5°C about the same | −11.2°C about the same | 941 mm |
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory 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 | −1.6°C | −11.2°C | −6.4°C | 78 mm | 44 cm |
| February | −0.7°C | −10.6°C | −5.7°C | 60 mm | 39 cm |
| March | 4.4°C | −5.5°C | −0.6°C | 64 mm | 22 cm |
| April | 11.6°C | 0.9°C | 6.3°C | 84 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 18.9°C | 7.3°C | 13.1°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.3°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.5°C | 15.4°C | 21.0°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.6°C | 14.4°C | 20.0°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.6°C | 10.1°C | 15.8°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.2°C | 4.2°C | 9.2°C | 91 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.4°C | −1.5°C | 3.0°C | 84 mm | 10 cm |
| December | 1.4°C | −6.9°C | −2.8°C | 77 mm | 33 cm |
| Year | 12.8°C | 2.4°C | 7.6°C | 941 mm | 155 cm |
January varies most from one year to the next (3.0°C), June least
March has the widest record range, −25.6°C in 2003 to 25.4°C in 1998; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Trenton from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory’s climate
How warm does Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 26.5°C.
How cold does Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −11.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory get?
September is the wettest month at 92 mm and February the driest at 60 mm, for 941 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 75 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory itself?
Not quite: they come from Trenton, the closest ECCC normals location to Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory →
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).