Georgetown climate — normals and trends
Georgetown (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 862 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Georgetown averages 148 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Georgetown has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 157 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 8 July 1988) and the coldest -31.4 °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
GeorgetownOntario
- coords
- 43.65°, -79.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.1°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
2.4°C
Annual rainfall
862mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
148 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
117.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.0 °C
Average peak gust
39.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
37.0 °C
8 July 1988
Coldest day
-31.4 °C
25 December 1980
Wettest day
94 mm
15 October 1954
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
6 April 1979
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
6 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-37.1 °C
25 December 1980
Snowiest day
28.7 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 | -4.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 33 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | -3.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 79 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | 6.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 66 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 12.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 61 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 81 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 95 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 57 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 46 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 65 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 55 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | -1.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 83 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Georgetown?
Georgetown has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 862 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Georgetown?
The hottest day measured in Georgetown between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1988, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Georgetown?
The coldest day measured in Georgetown between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1980, at -31.4 °C.
Does it snow in Georgetown?
Yes. Georgetown gets on average 117.8 cm of snow per year and has around 148 frost days.
Has the climate of Georgetown warmed?
Yes: Georgetown warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Georgetown?
The wettest day measured in Georgetown between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Georgetown?
The windiest day measured in Georgetown between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1979, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Georgetown?
The warmest month in Georgetown is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Georgetown?
Georgetown receives on average 862 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Georgetown?
Georgetown gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Georgetown?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Georgetown between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1965, with 28.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Georgetown?
Yes: Georgetown has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Georgetown?
In Georgetown, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -37.1 °C on 25 December 1980.
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