Brisbane is 11.1°C (20°F) warmer by day, Brisbane has 14.3°C (25.7°F) warmer nights, Brisbane gets 494 mm (19.4 in) more rain a year.
Brisbane is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Toronto peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Brisbane is the warmer of the two in 9 of 12 months.
Brisbane is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,179 mm (46.4 in) of rain a year against 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. The most comfortable time to visit is April, September and October in Brisbane and June, July and August in Toronto.
| Brisbane | Metric | Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 29.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 18°C |
| 13.8°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -0.5°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,179 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 685 mm |
| February | ☔Wettest month | July |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 72% | 💧Average humidity | 78% |
| 3.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 4.1 m/s |
Overnight, Brisbane typically falls to around 13.8°C (56.8°F) while Toronto settles near -0.5°C (31.1°F).
Brisbane is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Toronto peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Brisbane sees the most rain in February and the least in September; Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February.
Toronto feels the more humid of the two, averaging 78% relative humidity against 72%.
For Toronto, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Brisbane | Toronto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 20 | 26.8🔥 | 33.6 | -13.9 | -3.7❄️ | 6.5 |
| February | 20 | 26.3 | 32.5 | -13.4 | -3.3 | 6.8 |
| March | 18.1 | 24.7 | 31.3 | -10.3 | 0.8 | 12 |
| April | 14.8 | 21.6 | 28.4 | -3.1 | 6.7 | 16.4 |
| May | 11 | 18.4 | 25.8 | 2.3 | 12.5 | 22.6 |
| June | 8 | 15.7 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 26.5 |
| July | 7.6 | 15.4❄️ | 23.1 | 13 | 20.7🔥 | 28.5 |
| August | 8.3 | 16.7 | 25 | 13.3 | 20.6 | 28 |
| September | 10.7 | 19.6 | 28.5 | 8.5 | 17.1 | 25.7 |
| October | 13.5 | 22.4 | 31.3 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 20.3 |
| November | 15.8 | 24.1 | 32.4 | -3.3 | 5.4 | 14 |
| December | 17.9 | 25.8 | 33.6 | -9.2 | -0.3 | 8.6 |
| Annual Avg | 13.8 | 21.5 | 29.1 | -0.5 | 8.8 | 18 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Brisbane and Toronto feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Brisbane and Toronto — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Brisbane is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 29.1°C (84.4°F) against 18°C (64.4°F) in Toronto — roughly 11.1°C (20°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Brisbane, with average lows of 13.8°C (56.8°F) versus -0.5°C (31.1°F).
Brisbane is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 33.6°C (92.5°F), while Toronto peaks in July at around 28.5°C (83.2°F). That makes Brisbane the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Toronto gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -13.9°C (7°F), compared with 7.6°C (45.7°F) at the low point of the year in Brisbane.
Brisbane is the wetter city, collecting about 1,179 mm (46.4 in) of rain a year versus 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. Brisbane is wettest in February and driest in September; Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February.
Toronto is the more humid of the two, averaging 78% relative humidity over the year against 72% in Brisbane.
The most comfortable months in Brisbane are April, September and October, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Toronto is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Brisbane is the warmer city in 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 30.5°C (54.9°F), and narrowest in June, about 1.5°C (2.7°F).
Toronto has the bigger seasonal swing, about 24.4°C (43.9°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 11.4°C (20.5°F) in Brisbane — so Brisbane has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Brisbane for warmer weather, pick Toronto if you prefer drier conditions and go for Brisbane if you want lower humidity. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Brisbane and Toronto, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
