Few Canadian towns have warmer summer afternoons than South Walkerville
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −7.1°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 35°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 86% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Read at Windsor, 3.8 km south-east: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in South Walkerville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about South Walkerville’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in South Walkerville feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
115 frost days and 141 days above 20°C a year
From November to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 24 days a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 954 mm of rain and snow a year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. On about 110 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 140 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 43 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in South Walkerville
95% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. Homes here need less heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with South Walkerville’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
From about 17 April to 1 November the garden is usually clear of frost, some 197 days.
Plan time outside for May, Jun, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Count on some 13 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
About 74 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see South Walkerville’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Windsor
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Windsor are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 3.8 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 190 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −29.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.3°C |
| Average wind | 15.6 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Windsor Riverside, 7.0 km |
How South Walkerville 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on South Walkerville’s own would show the same figures). South Walkerville has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 10–26 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Walkerville Windsor | 28.3°C | −7.1°C | 954 mm |
| Tecumseh 10 km · Windsor Riverside | 29.2°C 0.9°C warmer | −6.3°C 0.8°C milder | 935 mm |
| Amherstburg 22 km · Harrow | 27.6°C 0.7°C cooler | −7.0°C about the same | 827 mm |
South Walkerville 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 | 0.0°C | −7.1°C | −3.6°C | 71 mm | 43 cm |
| February | 1.3°C | −6.4°C | −2.6°C | 60 mm | 33 cm |
| March | 6.8°C | −2.1°C | 2.4°C | 71 mm | 23 cm |
| April | 14.0°C | 3.5°C | 8.8°C | 92 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 20.7°C | 9.8°C | 15.3°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26.0°C | 15.5°C | 20.8°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28.3°C | 18.0°C | 23.2°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27.0°C | 17.1°C | 22.1°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23.1°C | 13.0°C | 18.1°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16.1°C | 6.9°C | 11.6°C | 74 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 8.9°C | 1.4°C | 5.2°C | 73 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 2.7°C | −3.5°C | −0.4°C | 69 mm | 30 cm |
| Year | 14.6°C | 5.5°C | 10.1°C | 954 mm | 140 cm |
From year to year, January moves by 2.8°C, more than any month, and June least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −22.0°C (2015) to 28.4°C (2012).
Where South Walkerville’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Windsor, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 South Walkerville’s climate
How warm does South Walkerville get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 28.3°C.
How cold does South Walkerville get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −7.1°C.
How much rain and snow does South Walkerville get?
The year adds up to 954 mm. July is the peak month (99 mm) and February the low one (60 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 53 days a year.
Are these figures for South Walkerville itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Windsor, just outside South Walkerville’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for South Walkerville →
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).