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Canada: frost dates by city

The average last spring frost and first autumn frost in 7 cities of Canada, from ten years of weather. The last spring frost comes earliest in Vancouver and latest in Calgary.

CityLast spring frostFirst autumn frostFrost-free days
Vancouver27 March17 November235 days
Toronto26 April30 October187 days
Montreal27 April1 November188 days
Ottawa30 April1 November185 days
Edmonton7 May6 October152 days
Winnipeg12 May12 October153 days
Calgary13 May1 October141 days

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

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