How cold can the winters be in Toronto? (live in, statistics)

[mellabella]

It is freking COLD ! Taking a train and walking about 15 mn. in the winter to work gets you down. It stinks!
It's cold! It's dark and cold in the winter.
I hate the cold

[qwerbilzak]

Thank you mellabella for your honesty!!

[V65Magnafan]

Mellabella makes a good point.

I forgot about the darkness.

I commented to my daughter yesterday at at 9PM yesterday, it was brighter than at noon on Christmas.

Ew.

[kkgg7]

I agree with you. Humidity makes all the difference. I used to live in a rather wet city where the lowest it gets is probably -5C. However, due to the humidity, it feels more like -15C here in Toronto. It is like no matter how many layers of clothes you put on, it doesn't matter. The coldness gets in your bones. I don't feel that in Toronto.

I feel like when it is above -10C with little or no wind, I don't really feel that cold at all and can comfortably walk around.

Originally Posted by V65Magnafan

Phillip,

With all due respect, you missed my point. More moisture in the air makes the air feel colder than dry air at the same temperature.

I have endured many winters in both cities.

I would rather take a walk in dry-air Toronto at minus 20 Celsius--which is around minus 20 Fahrenheit --than a walk in New York City at plus 34 Fahrenheit. That cold air in Toronto is bracing. That damp air in NYC chills to the bone.

[mellabella]

Its pleasant during a snowfall though!! I get a rush during snow falls....but it quickly gone when it freezes up again and it's icy everywhere.....and my car's interior is white from salt stains.
Ask us this question again once the 3rd month of dark cold weather has gotten us all down.
I tend to be more optimistic about winter when it's 29 degrees and sunny at 7:30PM.

[Mopac1980]

Is Toronto one of the warmer areas to live at in Eastern Canada?

[pigeonhole]

Toronto (43°30'North Latitude) is at the same latitude as the French Riviera and Monaco, where the average January temperature is...13°C!(55F) and where palm trees grow (however it's microclimatic, the Alps immediatly behind are very cold in winter)...but with the "climate change"
(if it indeeds exists), Toronto maybe in a few decades will have the cimate of the French/Italian Rivieras...how horrible!

[kkgg7]

Originally Posted by pigeonhole

(if it indeeds exists), Toronto maybe in a few decades will have the cimate of the French/Italian Rivieras...how horrible!

Wow, I'd love that

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Mopac1980

Is Toronto one of the warmer areas to live at in Eastern Canada?

I guess, but Eastern Canada doesn't really have any areas with "warm winters". Toronto is certainly a bit milder than the other large cities in Ontario and Quebec like Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City. But it is just a bit less mild in winter than Windsor which is further south in southwestern Ontario.

Coastal cities in Atlantic Canada like Halifax and St. John's have similar winter temperatures to Toronto's, but they have oceanic climates which offer somewhat different conditions compared to a continental climate like Toronto.

[ColdCanadian]

It's not unusual in colder winters to see a few morning-lows into the -30's C (-20's F?)
or daytime highs in the -20's C. (-8 F to -24 F)

I've seen a high of -36 C with a low of -40 C.
That's -33 F in the day, and -40 F at night.
There was a warning on the TV:
"... If you don't need to go outside, DON'T! Exposed flesh can freeze in 12 seconds!..."
^^ This was IN the Toronto Area, Winter 1992/1993 or 1993/1994.

Be reading for coldest windchills of -45 C (-50 F).
(Coldest in 20-50 years? But it can happen. )