Toronto and Winnipeg have similar daytime temperatures, Toronto has 11.5°C (20.7°F) warmer nights, Toronto gets 134 mm (5.3 in) more rain a year.
Toronto is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Winnipeg peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Toronto is the warmer of the two in 8 of 11 months.
Toronto is the wetter of the two, collecting 685 mm (27 in) of rain a year against 551 mm (21.7 in) in Winnipeg. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Toronto and June, July and August in Winnipeg.
| Toronto | Metric | Winnipeg |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 18°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 18.2°C |
| -0.5°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -12°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 685 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 551 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | June |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 78% | 💧Average humidity | 77% |
| 4.1 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.3 m/s |
Overnight, Toronto typically falls to around -0.5°C (31.1°F) while Winnipeg settles near -12°C (10.4°F).
Toronto is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Winnipeg peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Toronto sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Winnipeg is wettest in June and driest in February.
Toronto feels the more humid of the two, averaging 78% relative humidity against 77%.
For Winnipeg, 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 | Toronto | Winnipeg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -13.9 | -3.7❄️ | 6.5 | -37.8 | -19.1❄️ | -0.4 |
| February | -13.4 | -3.3 | 6.8 | -35.3 | -17.2 | 0.8 |
| March | -10.3 | 0.8 | 12 | -26.3 | -7.3 | 11.7 |
| April | -3.1 | 6.7 | 16.4 | -9 | 6.5 | 22 |
| May | 2.3 | 12.5 | 22.6 | -1.8 | 13 | 27.8 |
| June | 7.8 | 17.2 | 26.5 | 5.9 | 18.4 | 30.9 |
| July | 13 | 20.7🔥 | 28.5 | 10.1 | 21.4🔥 | 32.7 |
| August | 13.3 | 20.6 | 28 | 8.1 | 20.6 | 33 |
| September | 8.5 | 17.1 | 25.7 | 0.8 | 14.9 | 29 |
| October | 2.5 | 11.4 | 20.3 | -6.5 | 7.6 | 21.7 |
| November | -3.3 | 5.4 | 14 | -19.4 | -5.1 | 9.3 |
| December | -9.2 | -0.3 | 8.6 | -33.2 | -16.3 | 0.5 |
| Annual Avg | -0.5 | 8.8 | 18 | -12 | 3.1 | 18.3 |
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 Winnipeg 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 Winnipeg — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Toronto and Winnipeg are about equally warm. Daytime highs average 18°C (64.4°F) in Toronto and 18.2°C (64.8°F) in Winnipeg, so neither is clearly the warmer choice over the year. Nights are milder in Toronto, with average lows of -0.5°C (31.1°F) versus -12°C (10.4°F).
Toronto is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 28.5°C (83.2°F), while Winnipeg peaks in August at around 33°C (91.4°F). That makes Winnipeg the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Winnipeg gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -37.8°C (-36°F), compared with -13.9°C (7°F) at the low point of the year in Toronto.
Toronto is the wetter city, collecting about 685 mm (27 in) of rain a year versus 551 mm (21.7 in) in Winnipeg. Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February; Winnipeg is wettest in June and driest in February.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 78% in Toronto and 77% in Winnipeg across the year.
The most comfortable months in Toronto are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Winnipeg is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Toronto is the warmer city in 8 of the 11 months of the year. The gap is widest in December, about 16°C (28.8°F), and narrowest in August, about 0°C (0°F).
Winnipeg has the bigger seasonal swing, about 40.5°C (72.9°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 24.4°C (43.9°F) in Toronto — so Toronto has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Winnipeg comes out ahead — it offers less rain than Toronto. Toronto is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer more rainfall.
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 Winnipeg, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
