Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Canada features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2107 mm (83.0 inches) and receives 221 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Canada enjoys an average of 3564 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Canada are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Canada experiences 143 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Daily mean | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Average low | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Minimum | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
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Canada usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 28 rainy days and 385 mm (15.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Canada are January, February and December. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17 (0.7) | 18 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 71 (2.8) | 265 (10.5) | 460 (18.1) | 199 (7.8) | 317 (12.5) | 379 (14.9) | 276 (10.9) | 60 (2.4) | 20 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Canada are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Canada: January, June and September receive an average of 8 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254 | 286 | 323 | 314 | 311 | 266 | 318 | 303 | 278 | 282 | 305 | 317 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 18m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 29m | 12h 50m | 13h 1m | 12h 55m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 23m | 11h 12m |
Canada experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Canada UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |