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Best Time to Visit Ontario / Quebec

Best: Jul-Aug · Great: May-Jun, Sep-Oct

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Weather

Four distinct seasons run through the year here, from January's chill to July's warmth, with rain spread fairly evenly across the calendar rather than concentrated in one stretch. In August, expect highs around 24°C with rain on roughly 10 days of the month.

Things to Do

Niagara Falls and Quebec City's walled old town are the headline stops, alongside Toronto's skyline and Montreal's food scene.

Local Cuisine

Try Quebec's poutine and tourtière, Canadian comfort-food classics.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryAvoid

Expect cold days around -2°/-8°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low-2° / -8°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise7:33 AM
Sunset4:27 PM
Daylight8h 54m
FebruaryAvoid

Expect cold days around -1°/-8°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).

High / Low-1° / -8°C
Rainfall72 mm
Rainy days9
Sunrise6:55 AM
Sunset5:05 PM
Daylight10h 9m
MarchAvoid

Expect cool days around 5°/-2°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low5° / -2°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise6:11 AM
Sunset5:49 PM
Daylight11h 37m
AprilAvoid

Expect cool days around 10°/2°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).

High / Low10° / 2°C
Rainfall96 mm
Rainy days12
Sunrise5:21 AM
Sunset6:39 PM
Daylight13h 17m
MayGreat

Expect mild days around 16°/8°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).

High / Low16° / 8°C
Rainfall96 mm
Rainy days12
Sunrise4:39 AM
Sunset7:21 PM
Daylight14h 41m
JuneGreat

Expect mild days around 22°/13°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low22° / 13°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise4:16 AM
Sunset7:44 PM
Daylight15h 27m
JulyBest

Expect warm days around 25°/18°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 18°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise4:26 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Daylight15h 9m
AugustBest

Expect warm days around 24°/17°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low24° / 17°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:02 AM
Sunset6:58 PM
Daylight13h 55m
SeptemberGreat

Expect mild days around 20°/13°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low20° / 13°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:51 AM
Sunset6:09 PM
Daylight12h 18m
OctoberGreat

Expect cool days around 14°/7°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low14° / 7°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:40 AM
Sunset5:20 PM
Daylight10h 41m
NovemberAvoid

Expect cool days around 9°/2°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low9° / 2°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise7:22 AM
Sunset4:38 PM
Daylight9h 15m
DecemberAvoid

Expect cold days around 2°/-4°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low2° / -4°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise7:44 AM
Sunset4:16 PM
Daylight8h 32m

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