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Ridgeville, Ontario

Coordinates: 43°2′15″N 79°18′40″W / 43.03750°N 79.31111°W / 43.03750; -79.31111
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Ridgeville
Unincorporated community
Looking west on Canboro Road in Ridgeville
Looking west on Canboro Road in Ridgeville
Coordinates: 43°2′15″N 79°18′40″W / 43.03750°N 79.31111°W / 43.03750; -79.31111
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityNiagara
TownPelham
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)905 and 289
NTS Map30M3 Niagara
GNBC CodeFCLBD

Ridgeville is a community within the town of Pelham, Ontario, in Canada. It borders the western limit of Fonthill. It derives its name from its location on the south western ridge of the Fonthill Kame. It has a post office, a rural mail route named Ridgeville, a small number of shops found along Canboro Road, including a bakery, chocolate shop and specialty home and bath shops, the local high school, Gwennol Organic Blueberry Farm and the Ridge Berry Farm Tea Room.

It is located on traditional Neutral, Haudenosaunee, and Anishnaabe territory.

Climate

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The climate is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen: Dfb).[1] The community serves as the basis for Pelham's normals.[2]

Climate data for Ridgeville, elevation: 236.2 m or 775 ft, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1950-2006
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
19.5
(67.1)
26.0
(78.8)
32.0
(89.6)
33.0
(91.4)
33.0
(91.4)
35.5
(95.9)
35.0
(95.0)
33.9
(93.0)
29.4
(84.9)
25.0
(77.0)
20.0
(68.0)
35.5
(95.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.3
(29.7)
0.0
(32.0)
4.5
(40.1)
11.8
(53.2)
18.5
(65.3)
23.4
(74.1)
26.0
(78.8)
25.0
(77.0)
20.9
(69.6)
14.1
(57.4)
7.8
(46.0)
1.7
(35.1)
12.7
(54.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1)
−3.3
(26.1)
0.7
(33.3)
7.3
(45.1)
13.6
(56.5)
18.9
(66.0)
21.7
(71.1)
20.9
(69.6)
16.9
(62.4)
10.5
(50.9)
4.7
(40.5)
−1.2
(29.8)
8.9
(47.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5)
−6.7
(19.9)
−3.1
(26.4)
2.7
(36.9)
8.6
(47.5)
14.3
(57.7)
17.4
(63.3)
16.7
(62.1)
12.9
(55.2)
6.9
(44.4)
1.6
(34.9)
−4.0
(24.8)
5.0
(41.0)
Record low °C (°F) −25.5
(−13.9)
−24.4
(−11.9)
−21.0
(−5.8)
−11.7
(10.9)
−3.5
(25.7)
2.8
(37.0)
5.0
(41.0)
5.0
(41.0)
1.1
(34.0)
−3.9
(25.0)
−12.2
(10.0)
−26.0
(−14.8)
−26.0
(−14.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 67.1
(2.64)
53.6
(2.11)
64.2
(2.53)
77.7
(3.06)
89.2
(3.51)
84.7
(3.33)
83.6
(3.29)
77.6
(3.06)
92.6
(3.65)
86.3
(3.40)
90.7
(3.57)
78.9
(3.11)
946.2
(37.26)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 32.7
(1.29)
30.9
(1.22)
45.2
(1.78)
72.3
(2.85)
88.7
(3.49)
84.7
(3.33)
83.6
(3.29)
77.6
(3.06)
92.6
(3.65)
86.1
(3.39)
80.7
(3.18)
53.6
(2.11)
828.7
(32.64)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 34.3
(13.5)
24.0
(9.4)
19.0
(7.5)
5.4
(2.1)
0.5
(0.2)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.2
(0.1)
6.6
(2.6)
25.3
(10.0)
115.3
(45.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 11.6 8.4 10.1 11.6 12.0 10.5 9.9 9.4 9.9 11.4 11.7 11.7 128.2
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 5.2 4.1 7.4 10.9 12.0 10.5 9.9 9.4 9.9 11.4 10.4 7.4 108.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 6.8 4.8 3.4 1.2 0.08 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.04 1.6 5.4 23.32
Source: Environment Canada[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Pelham climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Pelham weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  2. ^ a b "Ridgeville - Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data". 1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals. Environment Canada. March 21, 209. Climate ID: 6137161. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
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