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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 29°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -11°C.

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353 as of the 2021 Canadian census, and its census metropolitan area, which encompasses Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Hamilton, Ontario, Canada's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 32°C High · 80th pct
Low 20°C High · 87th pct
Feels-like 33°C Normal · 58th pct
Humidity 17.1 g/m³ Very High · 92nd pct
Wind 28 km/h High · 80th pct
Precip 1 mm Brisk · 37th pct

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Hamilton average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January -3°C -11°C 3 mm
February -1°C -10°C 3 mm
March 4°C -5°C 3 mm
April 12°C 0°C 3 mm
May 19°C 6°C 3 mm
June 25°C 13°C 3 mm
July 29°C 16°C 3 mm
August 28°C 15°C 3 mm
September 23°C 11°C 3 mm
October 15°C 5°C 3 mm
November 7°C -1°C 3 mm
December 0°C -7°C 3 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 40°C on 1988-07-07
  • Coldest day on record: -31°C on 2015-02-16

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Percentiles compare each day to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →