climate

Belonging to Canada’s Southeastern climate region, the Mixedwood Plains Ecozone has both characteristics of a continental and maritime climate. Cool, short winters and relatively long, mild summers are common in this ecozone. With winters resting at 7°C and summers hovering around 20°C, conditions are certainly comfortable to be in. Precipitation is abundant and regular, with a total precipitation of 700 to 1000 millimeters. Due to the overall mild weather and plentiful precipitation, this ecozone has a long growing season of 180 to 260 days, or six to nine months.

SUMMARY

Southeastern climate region
Cool, short winters
Long, mild summers
Total precipitation of 700 to 1,000 millimeters
Growing season 180 to 260 days

Fig 1: A climate graph of Toronto, Ontario, one of the largest metropolitan areas of the Mixedwood Plains Ecozone.