Canada weather
Loading live data…Latest for Canada: European (ECMWF): 7° Clear · American (NOAA GFS): 8° Clear · German (DWD ICON): 9° Partly cloudy.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Canada and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Canada? Canada, Canada, sits at 49.3°N in a temperate climate zone. The averages on this page are measured at Vancouver, the main gateway for AU travellers; inland and mountain areas run cooler. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Canada right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a city break, the rain hours below tell you which days to plan indoors.
Where to go in Canada
We cover one destination in Canada, each with its own live three-model comparison and long-run averages. The table shows the typical daytime high in January and July and the wettest month, so you can see how much the coast, the cities and the islands differ before you pick dates.
Best time to visit Canada
The most comfortable time to visit Canada is usually May, June, July and August, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest November rain is behind you.
Canada weather by month
what to expect in Canada through the year, 1991-2020 averagesHere is Canada's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Canada by season.
Canada compared with Sydney
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightCooler through the year
average daytime high: Canada 13°C, Sydney 23°C
Rain over a year
Canada 2,181 mm, Sydney 1,148 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Canada runs 10°C cooler than Sydney, with every month between −22°C and +5°C. Over a year it gets 90% more rain than Sydney.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Canada | Sydney | Difference | Sunlight, Canada | Sunlight, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | 27°C | −21°C | 49% | 75% |
| February | 6°C | 28°C | −22°C | 59% | 73% |
| March | 9°C | 26°C | −17°C | 54% | 75% |
| April | 11°C | 24°C | −13°C | 60% | 77% |
| May | 17°C | 22°C | −5°C | 66% | 79% |
| June | 19°C | 18°C | +1°C | 65% | 74% |
| July | 23°C | 18°C | +5°C | 76% | 80% |
| August | 23°C | 20°C | +3°C | 77% | 82% |
| September | 18°C | 22°C | −4°C | 70% | 82% |
| October | 13°C | 24°C | −11°C | 59% | 77% |
| November | 8°C | 25°C | −17°C | 50% | 74% |
| December | 8°C | 27°C | −19°C | 48% | 74% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Canada: no weather station within 30 km at a similar height, so lows are ERA5 point values for 2023-2024, corrected month by month by NASA POWER's difference between those two years and 1991-2020, and highs are the uncorrected ERA5 values, which tested closer to station normals; rain is the CHELSA 1981-2010 climatology on a 1 km grid. Sydney: station normals from Sydney Observatory Hill (WMO), rain included. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. Sydney stands in for Australia here; other cities have their own climate tables.