Right now
26°C / 78°F
Overcast · wind 12 km/h · 53% RH
Soil (6 cm)
21°C / 69°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
6b
est. from 10-yr extreme low -20°C
Frost window
May 1 – Oct 26
~178 frost-free days · first frost in ~48 days
Sun
06:51 – 19:42
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Toronto
Tue
Overcast
27° / 15°
dry
Wed
Rain
27° / 19°
3.6 mm
Thu
Overcast
26° / 15°
dry
Fri
Clear
24° / 11°
dry
Sat
Overcast
27° / 13°
dry
Sun
Drizzle
28° / 17°
6.3 mm
Mon
Drizzle
23° / 16°
2.4 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyHamilton Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest (Sept 8–14). Hamilton Fishing: Early Fall Walleye, Bass, and Panfish. Foraging in Hamilton: Early Fall Harvest.
Gardening
Hamilton Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest (Sept 8–14)
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
- Arugula (Eruca sativa)
- Radish (Raphanus sativus)
- Mâche (Valerianella locusta)
Fishing
Hamilton Fishing: Early Fall Walleye, Bass, and Panfish
What's biting
- Walleye
- Largemouth Bass
- Smallmouth Bass
- Panfish (Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Crappie)
Foraging
Foraging in Hamilton: Early Fall Harvest
In season now
- Wild Black Walnut
- Wild Grapes (Vitis riparia, V. labrusca)
- Wild Asters (Symphyotrichum species)
- Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Your ecological region
Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Lowlands
The mixed hardwood heartland of Ontario, Quebec, the Great Lakes states and northern New England. Four real seasons and rich soils.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 6b
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -20°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Hamilton every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.