Toronto is 1.5°C (2.7°F) warmer by day, Toronto has 1.6°C (2.9°F) warmer nights, Vancouver gets 1,468 mm (57.8 in) more rain a year.
Toronto is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Vancouver peaks in August and bottoms out in December. Month for month, Toronto is the warmer of the two in 9 of 12 months.
Vancouver is the wetter of the two, collecting 2,153 mm (84.8 in) of rain a year against 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. The most comfortable time to visit is July, August and September in Toronto and July, August and September in Vancouver.
| Toronto | Metric | Vancouver |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 11.4°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 9.9°C |
| 5.4°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 3.8°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | December |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 685 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 2,153 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | November |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | July |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 78% | 💧Average humidity | 85% |
| 4.1 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 0.8 m/s |
Overnight, Toronto typically falls to around 5.4°C (41.7°F) while Vancouver settles near 3.8°C (38.8°F).
Toronto is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Vancouver peaks in August and is coolest in December.
Toronto sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Vancouver is wettest in November and driest in July.
Vancouver feels the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity against 78%.
For Vancouver, the pick of the year is July, August and September.
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 | Toronto | Vancouver | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -5.7 | -3.2❄️ | -0.7 | -3 | -0.9 | 1.2 |
| February | -5.7 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -3.2 | -0.6 | 2 |
| March | -2.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| April | 2 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 8 |
| May | 7.4 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 13.5 |
| June | 13.2 | 16.8 | 20.5 | 9.4 | 13 | 16.7 |
| July | 17.1 | 20.6🔥 | 24.1 | 12.1 | 16 | 19.9 |
| August | 17.1 | 20.4 | 23.6 | 12.3 | 16.2🔥 | 20.1 |
| September | 13.8 | 16.9 | 20 | 9.3 | 13.1 | 16.9 |
| October | 7.9 | 10.7 | 13.4 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 10.7 |
| November | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.1 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| December | -2.3 | -0.1 | 2 | -3.6 | -1.4❄️ | 0.7 |
| Annual Avg | 5.4 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 9.9 |
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 Toronto and Vancouver 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 Toronto and Vancouver — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Toronto is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 11.4°C (52.5°F) against 9.9°C (49.8°F) in Vancouver — roughly 1.5°C (2.7°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Toronto, with average lows of 5.4°C (41.7°F) versus 3.8°C (38.8°F).
Toronto is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 24.1°C (75.3°F), while Vancouver peaks in August at around 20.1°C (68.2°F). That makes Toronto the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Toronto gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -5.7°C (21.7°F), compared with -3.6°C (25.6°F) at the low point of the year in Vancouver.
Vancouver is the wetter city, collecting about 2,153 mm (84.8 in) of rain a year versus 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February; Vancouver is wettest in November and driest in July.
Vancouver is the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity over the year against 78% in Toronto.
The most comfortable months in Toronto are July, August and September, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Vancouver is at its most pleasant around July, August and September, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Toronto is the warmer city in 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in July, about 4.6°C (8.3°F), and narrowest in April, about 0.6°C (1.1°F).
Toronto has the bigger seasonal swing, about 23.8°C (42.8°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 17.6°C (31.7°F) in Vancouver — so Vancouver has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Toronto comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Vancouver. Vancouver is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall 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 Toronto and Vancouver, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
