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Pickering, Ontario climate

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental

Pickering has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 27°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −10°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 866 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (148 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 27°C in July.

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −10°C in January.

🌧️ Rain & snow

Moderate rainfall

About 866 mm of rain a year, plus 148 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Pickering climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−2	−1	5	12	19	25	27	26	22	14	7	1
Avg temp (°C)	−6	−6	0	7	13	19	21	20	16	9	3	−2
Avg low (°C)	−10	−10	−5	1	7	13	15	15	10	4	−1	−6
Precipitation (mm)	64	51	53	79	80	88	88	72	83	71	76	63
Snowfall (cm)	40	34	21	7	0	—	—	—	—	1	11	33

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−2	−1	5	12	19	25
Avg temp (°C)	−6	−6	0	7	13	19
Avg low (°C)	−10	−10	−5	1	7	13
Precipitation (mm)	64	51	53	79	80	88
Snowfall (cm)	40	34	21	7	0	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	27	26	22	14	7	1
Avg temp (°C)	21	20	16	9	3	−2
Avg low (°C)	15	15	10	4	−1	−6
Precipitation (mm)	88	72	83	71	76	63
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	1	11	33

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	78	74	73	73	72	67	63	62	62	72	75	77
Relative humidity (%)	90	88	82	77	74	70	66	67	71	78	84	89
Wind speed (m/s)	4.2	4.3	4.0	3.6	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.7	3.2	3.4	3.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	78	74	73	73	72	67
Relative humidity (%)	90	88	82	77	74	70
Wind speed (m/s)	4.2	4.3	4.0	3.6	2.9	2.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	63	62	62	72	75	77
Relative humidity (%)	66	67	71	78	84	89
Wind speed (m/s)	2.6	2.5	2.7	3.2	3.4	3.7

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Toronto Buttonville A, a weather station, about 20 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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