The climate of Montreal (Canada)
Montreal is the second largest city in Canada and the largest city of
Quebec. The city was named after Mont Royal, a hill situated in the
middle of the city. The city is the second largest French speaking
city in the world after Paris. Montreal was the commercial center of
Canada for a long time. Besides old buildings Montreal has a lot of
modern architecture and was named a UNESCO City of Design just like
Berlin and Buenos Aires. The climate of Montreal shows characteristics
both of a moderate continental climate and of a subarctic climate.
Summers are warm with temperatures of 16-26 degrees Celsius. Winters
are cold, windy, icy and snowy. The wind makes it feel really cold.
During spring temperatures are rising. Autumn may be surprisingly
warm. This phenomenon is also referred to as an Indian Summer with
warm days and cold nights.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Montreal:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-6
-14
3
14
n/a
February
-4
-13
4
11
n/a
March
2
-6
5
12
n/a
April
11
1
6
11
n/a
May
19
8
7
13
n/a
June
24
13
8
13
n/a
July
27
16
9
12
n/a
August
25
15
7
13
n/a
September
20
10
6
12
n/a
October
13
4
4
13
n/a
November
5
-1
3
14
n/a
December
-3
-10
3
15
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
