Valley East climate — normals and trends
Valley East (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 846 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Valley East averages 175 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Valley East 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 179 to 171 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 31 July 1975) and the coldest -37.9 °C (on 10 January 1982).
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
Valley EastOntario
- coords
- 46.64°, -81.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.6°C
Average daily high
8.2°C
Average daily low
-0.9°C
Annual rainfall
846mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
31.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
175 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.8 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
37.1 °C
31 July 1975
Coldest day
-37.9 °C
10 January 1982
Wettest day
72 mm
29 June 1957
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
19 January 1949
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
31 October 2009
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
31 July 1975
Coldest feels-like
-44.1 °C
10 January 1982
Snowiest day
25.2 cm
14 January 1940
Sunniest day
15.0 h
25 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 40 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | -7.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 49 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 0.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 136 mm | +81 mm |
| Apr | 7.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 90 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 72 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 115 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 23.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 43 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 51 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 87 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 0.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 68 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -6.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 83 mm | +29 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valley East?
Valley East has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 846 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valley East?
The hottest day measured in Valley East between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1975, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valley East?
The coldest day measured in Valley East between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1982, at -37.9 °C.
Does it snow in Valley East?
Yes. Valley East gets on average 155.8 cm of snow per year and has around 175 frost days.
Has the climate of Valley East warmed?
Yes: Valley East warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valley East?
The wettest day measured in Valley East between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1957, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valley East?
The windiest day measured in Valley East between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1949, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valley East?
The warmest month in Valley East is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Valley East?
Valley East receives on average 846 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valley East?
Valley East gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Valley East?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Valley East between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1940, with 25.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Valley East?
Yes: Valley East has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valley East?
In Valley East, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 31 July 1975, and the lowest was -44.1 °C on 10 January 1982.
Compare Valley East with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Valley East