Best time to visit Canada

Canada in this dataset covers 3 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 546 mm in Calgary to 1086 mm in Montréal. The monthly-average temperature swing is 23.9–33.1°C depending on the city.

Every city we list in Canada falls in a continental climate with a wide temperature swing.

Regional contrasts in Canada

The hottest peak in the sample is Toronto in July (21.6°C). The coldest monthly average is Montréal in January (-11.7°C). Montréal takes the most rain (1086 mm a year, wettest in October); Calgary takes the least (546 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 16.5°C to 21.6°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Drier cities: typical hottest-month average 16.5°C and about 546 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Calgary (June, July, and August).

In-between rainfall: typical hottest-month average 21.6°C and about 774 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Toronto (July, August, and September).

Wetter cities: typical hottest-month average 21.4°C and about 1086 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Montréal (June, July, and August).

Calgary in Canada

Calgary sits at 51.05°, -114.09°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 16.5°C (high 23.4°C); December is the coolest at -7.4°C (low -11.6°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 23.9°C.

The wet season runs from May to June. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,306,784. The wettest month is June (115 mm, 17 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is January (17 mm).

Montréal in Canada

Montréal sits at 45.51°, -73.59°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 21.4°C (high 26.2°C); January is the coolest at -11.7°C (low -16.9°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 33.1°C.

The wet season runs from April to August. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,762,949. The wettest month is October (114 mm, 14 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (68 mm).

Toronto in Canada

Toronto sits at 43.71°, -79.40°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 21.6°C (high 24.9°C); February is the coolest at -2.8°C (low -5.4°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 24.4°C.

Rainfall totals 774 mm, heaviest in July (75 mm) and lightest in February (49 mm). The three highest-scoring months for a visit are July, August, and September. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,794,356. The wettest month is July (75 mm, 15 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (49 mm).