Brampton climate — normals and trends
Brampton (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.6 °C and it receives 831 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Brampton averages 141 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Brampton has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 150 to 132 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 8 July 1988) and the coldest -32.4 °C (on 25 December 1980).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BramptonOntario
- coords
- 43.68°, -79.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.6°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
2.9°C
Annual rainfall
831mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
27.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
141 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
106.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.2 °C
8 July 1988
Coldest day
-32.4 °C
25 December 1980
Wettest day
104 mm
15 October 1954
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
6 April 1979
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
6 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-37.8 °C
25 December 1980
Snowiest day
25.4 cm
25 February 1965
Sunniest day
15.0 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 27 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | -2.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 78 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | 7.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 62 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 12.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 53 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 84 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 78 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 50 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 59 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 63 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 47 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | -0.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 77 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Brampton?
Brampton has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.6 °C and it receives 831 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brampton?
The hottest day measured in Brampton between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1988, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Brampton?
The coldest day measured in Brampton between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1980, at -32.4 °C.
Does it snow in Brampton?
Yes. Brampton gets on average 106.9 cm of snow per year and has around 141 frost days.
Has the climate of Brampton warmed?
Yes: Brampton warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Brampton?
The wettest day measured in Brampton between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Brampton?
The windiest day measured in Brampton between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1979, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Brampton?
The warmest month in Brampton is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Brampton?
Brampton receives on average 831 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Brampton?
Brampton gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Brampton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Brampton between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1965, with 25.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Brampton?
Yes: Brampton has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brampton?
In Brampton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -37.8 °C on 25 December 1980.
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