Best time to visit Canada

The best time to visit Canada is Jun–Sep. Month by month, the verdicts rate Aug–Sep as comfortable on both daytime heat and rainfall — 2 months in all.

Long cold winters

Best window
Jun–Sep
Driest month
February · 34% rainy days
Warmest month
July · 24.1°C / 75°F
Coolest month
January · -0.6°C / 31°F
Months rated go
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Month by month

Monthly climate normals for Canada, 1991–2020
MonthHigh °CHigh °FRainy daysVerdict
January-0.63139%Too cold
February-0.23234%Too cold
March3.53836%Too cold
April8.74842%Fair
May14.85943%Fair
June20.76947%Fair
July24.17547%Fair
August23.87541%Go
September20.36941%Go
October13.55645%Fair
November7.14541%Fair
December2.23642%Too cold

Verdict combines mean daytime high with rainy-day frequency. “Rainy days” is the share of days in the month with at least 1 mm of rain.

What the numbers say

February is the driest month, with rain on 34% of days and daytime highs near -0.2°C (32°F). June is the wettest, at 47%. Temperature swings hard across the year — 24.7°C between July (24.1°C / 75°F) and January (-0.6°C / 31°F) — so packing for the wrong month is the main risk. The record rules out too cold in Dec–Mar.

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