Pelee Island, Ontario Weather
Pelee Island, Ontario — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast, soil and crop conditions for Pelee Island in Essex.
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About Pelee Island, Ontario
Pelee Island is a compact rural community in Essex, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Pelee Island is located at 41.7633°N, 82.6889°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: N9Y.
Pelee Island rests as a limestone outcropping in the western basin of Lake Erie, defined by its isolation and the low, flat horizon that meets the water in a muted, silver haze. It lies 32.8 km south-south-west of Leamington, ON (from Leamington, ON: bearing 193°T), and is situated 32.1 km south-east of Colchester. The terrain here is dominated by a persistent, level openness, where the wind carries the cool, damp scent of the lake across fields that once held ancient marshlands. Near the Pelee-Lorain Ridge, the island maintains a distinct geological presence, feeling less like a conventional shore and more like a vessel anchored in the middle of a vast, inland sea. When the light shifts at dusk, the water takes on the color of hammered lead, and the stillness of the land becomes heavy, pressing against the reeds of Fox Lagoon just four kilometers away. The history of Pelee Island is marked by the deliberate transformation of its terrain, moving from dense hardwood forests to the structured, fertile rows that now support a quiet agricultural economy. Vineyards and soybean fields define the current landscape, reflecting a long-standing tradition of working the soil that has sustained generations of inhabitants. While the mainland reach of Parc national du Canada de la Pointe-Pelée sits twenty-seven kilometers to the northeast, the life of Pelee Island remains inward-looking, dictated by the ferry schedule and the seasonal migration of birds that pause here in their transit. Even the distant flow of the Belle River, thirty-four kilometers across the water, feels like a separate world, leaving Pelee Island to exist in a state of self-contained endurance, where the winters are long and the summer sun intensifies the singular, exposed character of the island’s profile.
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| Location | Pelee Island, Essex, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 41.763333°N, 82.688889°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | N9Y |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Pelee Island, Ontario Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pelee Island, Ontario, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Pelee Island includes coordinates 41.763333°N, 82.688889°W, situated in Essex. Postal FSA: N9Y. Telephone area code: 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905. Timezone: Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 and is public domain.