climigo

Canada

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is July, the least cold. Nothing against May–June, August–September either.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

United StatesGreenlandAlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukonTorontoTorontoTorontoMontrealMontrealMontrealVancouverVancouverVancouverOttawaOttawaOttawaCalgaryCalgaryCalgaryEdmontonEdmontonEdmontonQuebec CityQuebec CityWinnipegWinnipegSt. John'sSt. John'sIqaluitIqaluitIqaluitVictoriaVictoriaVictoriaYellowknifeYellowknifeYellowknife

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −16°−25° extreme cold
February −15°−25° extreme cold
March −9°−20° extreme cold
April −1°−11° snow likely
May 8°−3°
June 15°5°
July 19°8°
August 17°7°
September 11°2°
October 3°−5° snow likely
November −7°−14° snow likely
December −13°−21° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−30°−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−25.3 · −16.1 °CJanuary: −25.3 · −16.1 °C−24.9 · −14.7 °CFebruary: −24.9 · −14.7 °C−20.0 · −9.0 °CMarch: −20.0 · −9.0 °C−11.4 · −0.5 °CApril: −11.4 · −0.5 °C−2.8 · 7.8 °CMay: −2.8 · 7.8 °C4.5 · 15.2 °CJune: 4.5 · 15.2 °C8.3 · 18.9 °CJuly: 8.3 · 18.9 °C6.8 · 17.0 °CAugust: 6.8 · 17.0 °C2.0 · 11.0 °CSeptember: 2.0 · 11.0 °C−4.9 · 2.5 °COctober: −4.9 · 2.5 °C−13.9 · −6.5 °CNovember: −13.9 · −6.5 °C−21.3 · −13.1 °CDecember: −21.3 · −13.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −25.3 – −16.1 °C
Feb −24.9 – −14.7 °C
Mar −20.0 – −9.0 °C
Apr −11.4 – −0.5 °C
May −2.8 – 7.8 °C
Jun 4.5 – 15.2 °C
Jul 8.3 – 18.9 °C
Aug 6.8 – 17.0 °C
Sep 2.0 – 11.0 °C
Oct −4.9 – 2.5 °C
Nov −13.9 – −6.5 °C
Dec −21.3 – −13.1 °C

How much it rains

January 38 mm7 d
February 28 mm5 d
March 34 mm6 d
April 37 mm6 d
May 46 mm8 d
June 63 mm10 d
July 74 mm11 d
August 71 mm11 d
September 63 mm10 d
October 58 mm10 d
November 48 mm8 d
December 42 mm7 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec38 mm · 7 rain days · 5 mm a dayJanuary: 38 mm · 7 rain days · 5 mm a day28 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 28 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day34 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 34 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a day37 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 37 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a day46 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 46 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day63 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a dayJune: 63 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day74 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 74 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day71 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayAugust: 71 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day63 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 63 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day58 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a dayOctober: 58 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day48 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayNovember: 48 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day42 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a dayDecember: 42 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 38 mm7 d
Feb 28 mm5 d
Mar 34 mm6 d
Apr 37 mm6 d
May 46 mm8 d
Jun 63 mm10 d
Jul 74 mm11 d
Aug 71 mm11 d
Sep 63 mm10 d
Oct 58 mm10 d
Nov 48 mm8 d
Dec 42 mm7 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 6 h 24
February 8 h 59
March 11 h 43
April 14 h 44
May 17 h 27
June 19 h 01
July 18 h 22
August 15 h 56
September 12 h 58
October 10 h 07
November 7 h 16
December 5 h 39

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 143 cm
February 153 cm
March 154 cm
April 143 cm
May 118 cm
June 95 cm
July 89 cm
August 88 cm
September 89 cm
October 95 cm
November 110 cm
December 128 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0125250 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec143 cmJanuary: 143 cm153 cmFebruary: 153 cm154 cmMarch: 154 cm143 cmApril: 143 cm118 cmMay: 118 cm95 cmJune: 95 cm89 cmJuly: 89 cm88 cmAugust: 88 cm89 cmSeptember: 89 cm95 cmOctober: 95 cm110 cmNovember: 110 cm128 cmDecember: 128 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 143 cm
Feb 153 cm
Mar 154 cm
Apr 143 cm
May 118 cm
Jun 95 cm
Jul 89 cm
Aug 88 cm
Sep 89 cm
Oct 95 cm
Nov 110 cm
Dec 128 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Toronto

Montreal

Vancouver

Regions

Tourist areas