Montréal is 1.9°C (3.4°F) warmer by day, Montréal has 2.3°C (4.1°F) warmer nights, Montréal gets 480 mm (18.9 in) more rain a year.
Edmonton is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while Montréal peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Montréal is the warmer of the two in 9 of 12 months.
Montréal is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,004 mm (39.5 in) of rain a year against 524 mm (20.6 in) in Edmonton. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Edmonton and June, July and August in Montréal.
| Edmonton | Metric | Montréal |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 17.5°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 19.4°C |
| -10.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -8.4°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 524 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,004 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | June |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 77% | 💧Average humidity | 82% |
| 2.9 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3 m/s |
Overnight, Edmonton typically falls to around -10.7°C (12.7°F) while Montréal settles near -8.4°C (16.9°F).
Edmonton is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas Montréal peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Edmonton sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Montréal is wettest in June and driest in February.
Montréal feels the more humid of the two, averaging 82% relative humidity against 77%.
For Montréal, 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 | Edmonton | Montréal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -30.7 | -13.8❄️ | 3 | -32.3 | -14.7❄️ | 3 |
| February | -26.6 | -10.7 | 5.2 | -29.4 | -12.9 | 3.6 |
| March | -19.8 | -3.3 | 13.1 | -23.3 | -5.1 | 13 |
| April | -8.9 | 6 | 20.8 | -6.4 | 7.3 | 21 |
| May | -2.6 | 11.5 | 25.6 | 0.2 | 13.4 | 26.5 |
| June | 3.6 | 15.3 | 27 | 6.6 | 18 | 29.5 |
| July | 6.8 | 18.2🔥 | 29.7 | 10.8 | 21🔥 | 31.2 |
| August | 4.8 | 17.3 | 29.7 | 9.4 | 20.4 | 31.5 |
| September | -1.4 | 12.3 | 26 | 3.7 | 16.5 | 29.3 |
| October | -8.3 | 5.6 | 19.4 | -2.9 | 10 | 22.9 |
| November | -18.6 | -5.5 | 7.6 | -11.5 | 1.9 | 15.2 |
| December | -27 | -12.2 | 2.7 | -25.8 | -9.8 | 6.3 |
| Annual Avg | -10.7 | 3.4 | 17.5 | -8.4 | 5.5 | 19.4 |
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 Edmonton and Montréal 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 Edmonton and Montréal — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Montréal is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 19.4°C (66.9°F) against 17.5°C (63.5°F) in Edmonton — roughly 1.9°C (3.4°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Montréal, with average lows of -8.4°C (16.9°F) versus -10.7°C (12.7°F).
Edmonton is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 29.7°C (85.5°F), while Montréal peaks in August at around 31.5°C (88.6°F). That makes Montréal the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Montréal gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -32.3°C (-26.2°F), compared with -30.7°C (-23.2°F) at the low point of the year in Edmonton.
Montréal is the wetter city, collecting about 1,004 mm (39.5 in) of rain a year versus 524 mm (20.6 in) in Edmonton. Edmonton is wettest in July and driest in February; Montréal is wettest in June and driest in February.
Montréal is the more humid of the two, averaging 82% relative humidity over the year against 77% in Edmonton.
The most comfortable months in Edmonton are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Montréal is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Montréal is the warmer city in 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in November, about 7.4°C (13.3°F), and narrowest in January, about 0.9°C (1.6°F).
Montréal has the bigger seasonal swing, about 35.7°C (64.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 32°C (57.6°F) in Edmonton — so Edmonton has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Montréal for warmer weather, pick Edmonton if you prefer drier conditions and go for Edmonton 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 Edmonton and Montréal, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
