Canada generally has four seasons throughout the year. Average temperatures vary across the country and also depend on how far north the city is.

Summer is the warmest time and temperatures for most cities range from 25-33°C during the day and 8-15°C during the night. Hamilton is often humid which can make the temperatures feel 5 degrees hotter or more. Summer is usually from June to September.

Fall is when plants finish their growing and the trees lose their leaves before winter. Average day time temperatures are 15-25°C and the during the nighttime the temperature might go below zero. Fall is usually from late September to November.

Winter is the coldest time of they year. Some parts of the country are very cold with temperatures during the night as low as -40ºC at night and only rising to -25ºC during the day. Most of the time there is snow (frozen rain) on the ground and often rivers and lakes have ice on top of them. Hamilton can range from -15 to 5ºC during the day during winter. Winter is usually December to February.

Springtime is when the plants and trees begin to grow again. There is often a lot of rain in the spring. Spring is usually March to May and temperatures in Hamilton range from -3 to 20ºC during this time.