Perth is 9.8°C (17.6°F) warmer by day, Perth has 13.5°C (24.3°F) warmer nights, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Perth is at its warmest in January and coolest in August, while Toronto peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Perth is the warmer of the two in 8 of 12 months.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 695 mm (27.4 in) in Perth and 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. The most comfortable time to visit is April, May and November in Perth and June, July and August in Toronto.
| Perth | Metric | Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 27.8°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 18°C |
| 13°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -0.5°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| August | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 695 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 685 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | July |
| December | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 69% | 💧Average humidity | 78% |
| 5.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 4.1 m/s |
Overnight, Perth typically falls to around 13°C (55.4°F) while Toronto settles near -0.5°C (31.1°F).
Perth is hottest in January and coldest in August, whereas Toronto peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Perth sees the most rain in July and the least in December; Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February.
Toronto feels the more humid of the two, averaging 78% relative humidity against 69%.
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 | Perth | Toronto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 15.9 | 25.3 | 34.7 | -13.9 | -3.7❄️ | 6.5 |
| February | 16.3 | 25.4🔥 | 34.5 | -13.4 | -3.3 | 6.8 |
| March | 15.6 | 24.4 | 33.2 | -10.3 | 0.8 | 12 |
| April | 14.3 | 21.7 | 29.1 | -3.1 | 6.7 | 16.4 |
| May | 12.9 | 19 | 25.1 | 2.3 | 12.5 | 22.6 |
| June | 11.2 | 16.6 | 22.1 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 26.5 |
| July | 10.4 | 15.5❄️ | 20.6 | 13 | 20.7🔥 | 28.5 |
| August | 10 | 15.5 | 20.9 | 13.3 | 20.6 | 28 |
| September | 10.4 | 16.7 | 23 | 8.5 | 17.1 | 25.7 |
| October | 11.3 | 19 | 26.8 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 20.3 |
| November | 12.9 | 21.7 | 30.5 | -3.3 | 5.4 | 14 |
| December | 14.6 | 24 | 33.4 | -9.2 | -0.3 | 8.6 |
| Annual Avg | 13 | 20.4 | 27.8 | -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 Perth 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 Perth and Toronto — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Perth is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 27.8°C (82°F) against 18°C (64.4°F) in Toronto — roughly 9.8°C (17.6°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Perth, with average lows of 13°C (55.4°F) versus -0.5°C (31.1°F).
Perth is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 34.7°C (94.5°F), while Toronto peaks in July at around 28.5°C (83.2°F). That makes Perth 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 10°C (50°F) at the low point of the year in Perth.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 695 mm (27.4 in) in Perth and 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. Perth is wettest in July and driest in December; 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 69% in Perth.
The most comfortable months in Perth are April, May and November, 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.
Perth is the warmer city in 8 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 29°C (52.2°F), and narrowest in September, about 0.4°C (0.7°F).
Toronto has the bigger seasonal swing, about 24.4°C (43.9°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 9.9°C (17.8°F) in Perth — so Perth has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Perth comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and lower humidity than Toronto. Toronto is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather and a more humid climate.
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 Perth and Toronto, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
