Climate of Toronto is semi-continental, with a warm, humid summer and a cold winter. Toronto’s climate is among the mildest and least snowy in Canada, being moderated by Lake Ontario. The water in the lake ensures Toronto is warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

Weather in Toronto is sometimes windy. All cities located on the shores of the Great Lakes makes them more vulnerable to the winds. Summers usually have an abundance of warm or hot sunny days. Winters are rather less sunny.

Toronto’s smog is very much a summer phenomenon. There are days when air-quality drops to “moderate”.

Winters are still severe, with snow on the ground most days between mid-December and mid-March. But during winter months, the average daytime temperature hovers just slightly below freezing.

Temperatures

Average High Temperatures and Average Low Temperatures for each month, and the range between, are expressed in degrees Celsius (and Fahrenheit):

The range of average temperatures within a year in Toronto is between -7 and 26 degrees Celsius (19 and 78 Fahrenheit). Highest average temperatures are in July. Lowest average temperatures in Toronto are in January.

Precipitations

Total Average Precipitation for each month is expressed in milimeters (and inch):

Total average precipitation in a year in Toronto is 836 mm (32 inch). Most precipitation gets the month of September. Toronto gets less precipitation in February.

Rain

Total Average Rain (usually a fraction of the total precipitation) for each month is expressed in milimeters (and inch):

Total average accumulated rain in a year in Toronto is 710 mm (27 inch). It rains mostly during the month of September. Toronto gets less rain in February.

Snow

Total Average Snowfall (usually a fraction of the total precipitation) for each month is expressed in milimeters (and inch):

Total average accumulated snowfall in a year in Toronto is 133 cm (52 inch). It snows mostly during the month of January.

Sunshine (Total)

Sunshine Hours is the total average number of hours with sun light detected every month:

In average, there are 2037.8 hours with sunshine during a year in Toronto. The month with most sunny days is usually July. Toronto gets less sunshine in December.

Weather Forecast for Toronto

Here is the weather forecast for the next couple of days in Toronto:

The charts present statistical data collected over several years by external providers.

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