Temperature in Canada


Averages
The following tables show the average maximum and minimum temperatures of Canada of various cities across Canada, based on the climate period from 1981-2010 for the months of January and July.
The two major Canadian cities that fall outside the continental climate schema are Vancouver and Victoria. Vancouver experiences an oceanic climate, bordering warm-summer mediterranean with a marked summer dry season. Victoria, BC is the only major Canadian city entirely in a warm-summer mediterranean climate. Of the eight largest Canadian cities, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto have the warmest summers, Winnipeg the coldest winters, while Vancouver's winters are far milder than any other large city in Canada.
In mountainous regions such as British Columbia the variety of elevations creates micro-climates with average temperatures that can vary wildly within relatively small distances. A few small towns in southern BC outside of Vancouver, for example, have a humid continental climate with average winter temperatures and cold snaps comparable to other parts of the country.
Central Canada and northern Canada experiences subarctic and Arctic climates, much of them arid. Those areas are not heavily populated due to the severe climate, where it drops below on most winter days and has a very brief summer season.
Some Mountain passes in southern BC also have a subarctic or subalpine climate, creating extremely dangerous driving conditions, as drivers may be unaware of wintry road conditions when they come from nearby areas like Vancouver and Kamloops that are much warmer.
The table can be reordered by clicking on the box in each column. Places in italics are provincial capitals, bold is the national capital.
CommunityWeather stationLocationElevationJanuary
January
July
July
Annual
Annual
Alberton, PE
Baker Lake, NUYBK
Baie-Comeau, QCYBC
Calgary, ABYYC
Charlottetown, PEYYG
Churchill, MBYYQ
Corner Brook, NL
Dawson City, YTYDA
Edmonton, ABYXD
Edmundston, NB
Fort Nelson, BCYYE
Fredericton, NBYFC
Halifax, NSYHZ
High Level, ABYOJ
Inuvik, NTYEV
Iqaluit, NUYFB
Kamloops, BCYKA
Kugluktuk, NUYCO
La Ronge, SKYVC
Mayo, YTYMA
Moncton, NBYQM
Montreal, QCYUL
Nain, NLYDP
Norman Wells, NTYVQ
Ottawa, ONYOW
Princeton, BCCYDC
Quebec City, QCYQB
Regina, SKYQR
Resolute, NUYRB
Saskatoon, SKYXE
St. John's, NLYYT
Summerside, PEYSU
Sydney, NSYQY
Thompson, MBYTH
Timmins, ONYTS
Toronto, ONYYZ
Vancouver, BCYVR
Victoria, BCYYJ
Whitehorse, YTYXY
Windsor, ONYQG
Winnipeg, MBYWG
Yarmouth, NSYQI
Yellowknife, NTYZF

Heat, cold and frost averages

Extremes

The table can be reordered by clicking on the box in each column. Places in italics are provincial capital, bold is the national capital.
CommunityWeather stationLocationElevationJanuary
January
July
July
Annual
Annual
Alberton, PE
Alert, NUYLT
Baker Lake, NUYBK
Baie-Comeau, QCYBC
Calgary, ABYYC
Charlottetown, PEYYG
Churchill, MBYYQ
Corner Brook, NL
Dawson City, YTYDA
Edmonton, ABYXD
Edmundston, NB
Fort Nelson, BCYYE
Fredericton, NBYFC
Halifax, NSYHZ
High Level, ABYOJ
Inuvik, NTYEV
Iqaluit, NUYFB
Kugluktuk, NUYCO
La Ronge, SKYVC
Mayo, YTYMA
Moncton, NBYQM
Montreal, QCYUL
Nain, NLYDP
Norman Wells, NTYVQ
Ottawa, ONYOW
Princeton, BCCYDC
Quebec City, QCYQB
Regina, SKYQR
Resolute, NUYRB
Saskatoon, SKYXE
St. John's, NLYYT
Summerside, PEYSU
Sydney, NSYQY
Thompson, MBYTH
Timmins, ONYTS
Toronto, ONYYZ
Vancouver, BCYVR
Victoria, BCYYJ
Whitehorse, YTYXY
Windsor, ONYQG
Winnipeg, MBYWG
Yarmouth, NSYQI
Yellowknife, NTYZF

Maps

Weather Stations locations in Canada.