VoyaggoraBest months by city
| City | Best months | Hottest month | Wettest month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | May to October | July, 80°F (27°C) | April, about 13 rainy days |
| Montréal | May to July and September (weather data only) | July, 78°F (26°C) | August, about 14 rainy days |
| Vancouver | June to September | August, 69°F (21°C) | January, about 22 rainy days |
| Québec City | May to June and September to October (weather data only) | July, 78°F (26°C) | July, about 16 rainy days |
| Niagara Falls | May to June and August to September (weather data only) | July, 81°F (27°C) | April, about 16 rainy days |
| Banff | June to September (weather data only) | July, 74°F (23°C) | June, about 13 rainy days |
Each city name opens its own month-by-month table. Heat is the average daytime high; rainy days are days with at least 1 mm of rain. Cities marked "weather data only" have not yet been checked against crowds, closures or local seasons.
Every month at a glance
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Avoid | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid |
| Montréal | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Avoid | Best | Okay | Okay | Avoid |
| Vancouver | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid | Avoid |
| Québec City | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Best | Best | Avoid | Avoid | Best | Best | Avoid | Avoid |
| Niagara Falls | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Avoid | Best | Best | Avoid | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Avoid |
| Banff | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid | Avoid |
Best = the city's best months. Avoid = very hot, very cold or among the wettest months. Okay = neither. Hover or tap a cell for the reason.
Canada month by month
- January
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Toronto (cold, 32°F (0°C)); Montréal (cold, 22°F (-6°C)); Vancouver (among the wettest, 22 rainy days; cold, 34°F (1°C)); Québec City (cold, 22°F (-6°C)); Niagara Falls (cold, 34°F (1°C)); Banff (cold, 25°F (-4°C)).
- February
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Toronto (cold, 35°F (2°C)); Montréal (cold, 26°F (-3°C)); Vancouver (cold, 32°F (0°C)); Québec City (cold, 25°F (-4°C)); Niagara Falls (cold, 36°F (2°C)); Banff (cold, 25°F (-4°C)).
- March
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Montréal (among the wettest, 13 rainy days; cold, 37°F (3°C)); Vancouver (cold, 37°F (3°C)); Québec City (cold, 36°F (2°C)); Banff (cold, 36°F (2°C)).
- April
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Toronto (among the wettest, 13 rainy days); Niagara Falls (among the wettest, 16 rainy days).
- May
- At its best in Toronto, Montréal, Québec City and Niagara Falls (4 of 6).
- June
- At its best in Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Québec City, Niagara Falls and Banff (6 of 6).
- July
- At its best in Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver and Banff (4 of 6). Worth avoiding: Québec City (among the wettest, 16 rainy days); Niagara Falls (among the wettest, 15 rainy days).
- August
- At its best in Toronto, Vancouver, Niagara Falls and Banff (4 of 6). Worth avoiding: Montréal (among the wettest, 14 rainy days); Québec City (among the wettest, 15 rainy days).
- September
- At its best in Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Québec City, Niagara Falls and Banff (6 of 6).
- October
- At its best in Toronto and Québec City (2 of 6).
- November
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Vancouver (cold, 37°F (3°C)); Québec City (cold, 40°F (4°C)); Banff (cold, 31°F (-1°C)).
- December
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Toronto (among the wettest, 12 rainy days; cold, 38°F (3°C)); Montréal (among the wettest, 13 rainy days; cold, 31°F (-1°C)); Vancouver (among the wettest, 22 rainy days; cold, 32°F (0°C)); Québec City (cold, 30°F (-1°C)); Niagara Falls (among the wettest, 15 rainy days; cold, 40°F (4°C)); Banff (cold, 23°F (-5°C)).
Plan your trip
Open a city guide for tours, hotels and what to do there:
See today's travel advisory for Canada (government warnings, checked every 2 minutes).
Canada: common questions
- When is the best time to visit Canada?
- The best time to visit Canada is June and September: all 6 of the cities we cover are at their best then. By city: Toronto, May to October; Montréal, May to July and September; Vancouver, June to September; Québec City, May to June and September to October; Niagara Falls, May to June and August to September; Banff, June to September. Cities marked weather data only have a pick based on temperature and rain alone, not yet checked against crowds or local seasons.
- When is the hottest month in Canada?
- It depends on the city. The hottest month is July in Toronto, Montréal, Québec City, Niagara Falls and Banff; August in Vancouver (average daytime highs, 2019-2024).
- When is the rainy season in Canada?
- The wettest month, counted in days with at least 1 mm of rain, is January in Vancouver; April in Toronto and Niagara Falls; June in Banff; July in Québec City; August in Montréal. Open the city guide for the full month-by-month table.
- Is there a month that is good everywhere in Canada?
- Yes: June and September, when all 6 cities we cover are at their best.
How we worked this out
Temperatures and rainy days come from Open-Meteo ERA5 records for 2019-2024 for each city. Where a city's best months were checked by hand against crowds and local seasons, that is the pick shown; otherwise the pick is based on weather alone and is marked. Weather changes from year to year, so treat this as a planning guide, not a forecast.