About Canada

For a virtual tour of Canada, slide your mouse over the map to see images and climate details from each region. Climate figures are based on 20-year averages and are shown by a representative city from each region.

 



Victoria, B.C. Vancouver Island and coastal B.C. Vancouver, B.C. B.C. Lower Mainland B.C. Interior Eastern B.C. and the Rocky Mountains Northern interior B.C. B.C. Peace River and Northern Alberta Rocky Mountains and southern Alberta Central Alberta Yukon and Northwest Territories North Quebec, Nunavut and the far north Saskatchewan Manitoba Northwest Ontario Southern Ontario and the Niagara Peninsula Ottawa and Toronto Quebec Quebec, Labrador, St. Lawrence Seaway Maritime Provinces Labrador and East Coast
Butchart Gardens in Victoria
Empress Hotel in Victoria
Deer browsing in B.C.

VICTORIA
annual temp: 9.7 C
max. temp: 14.1 C
min. temp: 5.3 C
annual rainfall:84cm
annual snowfall:44cm

Vancouver and Gulf Islands
Sunset over B.C. coastal islands
B.C. native art

NANAIMO
annual temp: 9.8 C
max. temp: 14.7 C
min. temp: 4.9 C
annual rainfall:108cm
annual snowfall:52cm

Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver harbour and conference centre
West coast rainforest

VANCOUVER
annual temp: 10.1 C
max. temp: 13.7 C
min. temp: 6.5 C
annual rainfall:115cm
annual snowfall:48cm

Vancouver at night
Stanley Park in Vancouver
Lynn Valley Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver

VANCOUVER
annual temp: 10.1 C
max. temp: 13.7 C
min. temp: 6.5 C
annual rainfall:115cm
annual snowfall:48cm

Interior B.C. includes a dry plateau region
There are many ranches in the B.C. interior
B.C. Okanagan is known for fruit production

KAMLOOPS
annual temp: 8.9 C
max. temp: 14.4 C
min. temp: 3.3 C
annual rainfall:22cm
annual snowfall:75cm

B.C. Rocky Mountains
B.C. Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains waterfall

CRANBROOK
annual temp: 5.7 C
max. temp: 11.6 C
min. temp: -0.1 C
annual rainfall:27cm
annual snowfall:140cm

Moose in northern B.C.
Interior B.C. receives snow in the winter
Spring in northern B.C.

WILLIAMS LAKE
annual temp: 4.2 C
max. temp: 9.6 C
min. temp: -1.3 C
annual rainfall:29cm
annual snowfall:193cm

Oil fields are found in northern Alberta and the B.C. Peace River region
Typical meadow in northern Alberta and the B.C. Peace River region
Northern sunset

FORT MCMURRAY
annual temp: 0.7 C
max. temp: 6.7 C
min. temp: -5.3 C
annual rainfall:34cm
annual snowfall:156cm

B.C. and Alberta share the Rocky Mountains
Boating in the Alberta Rocky Mountains foothills
Drumhiller, Alberta, is known for dinosaur bones

EDMONTON
annual temp: 2.4 C
max. temp: 8.5 C
min. temp: -3.8 C
annual rainfall:37cm
annual snowfall:121cm

Calgary Stampede in Alberta
Native festival display
West Edmonton Mall in Alberta

EDMONTON
annual temp: 2.4 C
max. temp: 8.5 C
min. temp: -3.8 C
annual rainfall:37cm
annual snowfall:121cm

Canada's far north
Melting snow heralds spring in Canada's north
Residents in northern Canada deal with long winters and long days in the summer

WHITEHORSE
annual temp: -0.7 C
max. temp: 4.5 C
min. temp: -5.9 C
annual rainfall:16cm
annual snowfall:145cm

Canada's north can be breathtakingly beautiful
Winter days are short in northern Canada but summer days are long
Much of northern Canada is wilderness

CAMBRIDGE BAY
annual temp: -14.4 C
max. temp: -10.9 C
min. temp: -18 C
annual rainfall:7cm
annual snowfall:82cm

Acres of farmland in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is Canada's 'breadbasket'
Canada's prairies

SASKATOON
annual temp: -2.2 C
max. temp: 8.2 C
min. temp: -3.8 C
annual rainfall:27cm
annual snowfall:97cm

Manitoba farmland
Train transport of Manitoba grain
Prairie sunset in Manitoba

WINNIPEG
annual temp: 2.6 C
max. temp: 8.3 C
min. temp: -3.1 C
annual rainfall:41cm
annual snowfall:111cm

Rural Ontario in summer
Northern Ontario in winter
Northern Ontario in winter

KENORA
annual temp: 2.7 C
max. temp: 7.4 C
min. temp: -2 C
annual rainfall:51cm
annual snowfall:158cm

Niagara Falls in Ontario
The Niagara Peninsula in Ontario is fertile farmland
Fall foliage in Ontario

OTTAWA
annual temp: 6 C
max. temp: 10.9 C
min. temp: 1.1 C
annual rainfall:73cm
annual snowfall:236cm

Canada's Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario
Winterlude festival in Ottawa, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario

OTTAWA
annual temp: 6 C
max. temp: 10.9 C
min. temp: 1.1 C
annual rainfall:73cm
annual snowfall:235cm

Winter festival in Quebec
Historic building in Quebec
French is the predominent language in Quebec

MONTREAL
annual temp: 6.2 C
max. temp: 11.1 C
min. temp: 1.4 C
annual rainfall:76cm
annual snowfall:217cm

A lighthouse on the east coast protects ships from the rocks
Canada's St. Lawrence Seaway
Stone and brick buildings are common on the East Coast

SEPT-ILES
annual temp: 0.8 C
max. temp: 5.4 C
min. temp: -3.8 C
annual rainfall:76cm
annual snowfall:412cm

Fishing villages are common on Canada's east coast
Bridges link Canada's Maritime provinces
An east coast beach

HALIFAX, N.S.
annual temp: 6.3 C
max. temp: 11 C
min. temp: 1.6 C
annual rainfall:124cm
annual snowfall:230cm

Tidal pools on Canada's east coast
Canada's east coast meets the Atlantic ocean
Islands edge Canada's east coast

ST. JOHN'S
annual temp: 4.7 C
max. temp: 8.7 C
min. temp: 0.6 C
annual rainfall:119cm
annual snowfall:322cm

If you want to check out the current weather at any time in Canada, click here. This will open a window with a map of Canada. Click on the map to see the current weather conditions at that location. This weather map is maintained by the Canadian government. The above climate figures are also from information collected by the Canadian government.

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