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Best time to visit Canada
The best time to visit in Canada is from June until September, when you will have a soft or pleasant temperature and limited till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in in Canada is 19°C in July and the lowest is 5°C in January. The water temperature is between 8°C and 12°C.
Canada has the continental climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in in Canada or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find a quick overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Average weather West Canada by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 106 | 148 | 82 | 46 | 35 | 17 | 37 | 69 | 134 | 217 | 181 |
Climate data from city: Vancouver
Average weather East Canada by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | -7 | -5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 49 | 46 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 46 | 63 | 50 | 61 |
Climate data from city: Ottawa
Average weather Northwest Canada by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | -10 | -8 | -5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | -8 | -11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 18 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Climate data from city: Whitehorse
Average weather North Canada by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | -20 | -21 | -16 | -9 | -2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | -3 | -9 | -15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Climate data from city: Iqaluit
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14 day weather forecast Canada
The weather for in Canada will be 11° till 4° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.
The weather forecast for Canada is based on the weather conditions in the city of Ottawa.
Weather forecast this week
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Monday 25 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
9° 3° |
0.3 mm | 20% | 5 m/s | 2 | |
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Tuesday 26 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
11° 6° |
3.4 mm | 75% | 5 m/s | 2 | |
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Wednesday 27 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
12° 3° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 1 | |
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Thursday 28 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
12° 2° |
0 mm | 0% | 3 m/s | 3 | |
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Friday 29 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
12° 2° |
0 mm | 0% | 5 m/s | 3 | |
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Saturday 30 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
7° 5° |
3.1 mm | 75% | 5 m/s | 1 | |
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Sunday 31 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
9° 5° |
0.3 mm | 25% | 2 m/s | 1 |
Weather forecast next week
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Monday 1 Nov | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
11° 3° |
0.4 mm | 25% | 3 m/s | 2 | |
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Tuesday 2 Nov | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
7° 0° |
1.4 mm | 60% | 4 m/s | 2 | |
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Wednesday 3 Nov | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
6° -1° |
0.6 mm | 35% | 2 m/s | 1 | |
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Thursday 4 Nov | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
9° 2° |
8.1 mm | 90% | 4 m/s | 1 | |
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Friday 5 Nov | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
3° -1° |
0.2 mm | 15% | 5 m/s | 1 | |
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Saturday 6 Nov | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
4° -2° |
0 mm | 0% | 6 m/s | 1 | |
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Sunday 7 Nov | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
4° -3° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 1 |
Climate Canada
Click on a region of Canada to view the climate:
- West Canada (Vancouver)
- East Canada (Ottawa)
- Northwest Canada (Whitehorse)
- North Canada (Iqaluit)
Climate table of West Canada (Vancouver)
West Canada has the continental climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for West Canada is 11° degrees and there is about 1228 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 146 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 3.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 106 | 148 | 82 | 46 | 35 | 17 | 37 | 69 | 134 | 217 | 181 |
| Days with rain | 19 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 19 |
| Days with snow | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Dry days | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Climate data from city: Vancouver
Climate table of East Canada (Ottawa)
East Canada has the continental climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for East Canada is 10° degrees and there is about 636 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 148 days a year with an average humidity of 83% and an UV-index of 3.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -7 | -5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -3 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -15 | -13 | -7 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | -2 | -8 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 49 | 46 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 46 | 63 | 50 | 61 |
| Days with rain | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Days with snow | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| Dry days | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 6 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Climate data from city: Ottawa
Climate table of Northwest Canada (Whitehorse)
Northwest Canada has the continental climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Northwest Canada is 2° degrees and there is about 204 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 154 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 2.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -10 | -8 | -5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | -8 | -11 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -16 | -17 | -15 | -7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -3 | -13 | -16 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 18 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
| Days with rain | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Days with snow | 19 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 20 | 17 |
| Dry days | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Climate data from city: Whitehorse
Climate table of North Canada (Iqaluit)
North Canada has the continental climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for North Canada is -5° degrees and there is about 156 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 229 days a year with an average humidity of 83% and an UV-index of 2.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -20 | -21 | -16 | -9 | -2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | -3 | -9 | -15 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -25 | -27 | -24 | -18 | -9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | -6 | -13 | -19 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
| Days with rain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with snow | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Dry days | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Climate data from city: Iqaluit
Canada weather by month
What is the average weather like in a given month for Canada? Let's find out! Click on a month to check all the monthly averages for sunshine, temperature highs and lows, percentage chance of rain per day, snowfall accumulation and number of rainy days.
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Popular places in Canada
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Canada?
Canada lies in a straight line about 15,194 km from New Zealand (Cape Town → Ottawa).
How long is the flight to Canada?
The flight time from Cape Town International Airport to Canada is approximately 19 h. 10 min.
What are the largest airports in Canada?
These are the largest airports in Canada:
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport – Toronto
- Lester B. Pearson International Airport – Toronto
- Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport – Montréal
- Montréal / Saint-Hubert Airport – Montréal
- Vancouver International Airport – Vancouver
- Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport – Ottawa
- Calgary International Airport – Calgary
- Edmonton International Airport – Edmonton
- John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport – Hamilton
- Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport – Winnipeg
How many inhabitants are there in Canada?
Canada has approximately 37,149,200 inhabitants.
How big is Canada?
The area of Canada is around 9,984,670 km². It is 8x bigger than New Zealand.
What is the capital of Canada?
The capital of Canada is Ottawa.
What is the currency of Canada?
In Canada the Canadian dollar (CAD) is used to pay.
Exchange rates on 25 October 2021
- 1 Canadian dollar = 0.085 South African rand
- 1 South African rand = 11.80 Canadian dollar
- 10 Canadian dollar = 0.848 South African rand
- 10 South African rand = 117.97 Canadian dollar
- 100 Canadian dollar = 8.48 South African rand
- 100 South African rand = 1,179.65 Canadian dollar
What is the area code of Canada?
The area code to call Canada is +1.