☀ Sunshine Atlas

The hottest place in Canada, month by month

249 Canada destinations compared from long-term climate normals — the hottest and the sunniest place for every month of the year. Browse them all on the Canada country page.

The hottest & sunniest place in Canada, every month

MonthHottest placeDay highSunniest placeScore
JanuaryVancouver6° / 43°FMontréal0
FebruaryAbbotsford7° / 45°FMontréal0
MarchAbbotsford9° / 48°FVictoria6
AprilKelowna13° / 55°FKelowna35
MayKelowna20° / 68°FKelowna80
JuneWindsor25° / 77°FFort Chipewyan83
JulyKelowna29° / 84°FVictoria86
AugustKelowna28° / 82°FCranbrook86
SeptemberWindsor23° / 73°FKelowna83
OctoberWindsor16° / 61°FWindsor52
NovemberAbbotsford9° / 48°FAbbotsford5
DecemberVictoria6° / 43°FMontréal0

Hottest year-round

#DestinationAvg day highSun h/yrBest month
1Kelowna14° / 57°F1,796August
2Abbotsford14° / 57°F1,621July
3Windsor14° / 57°F2,015September
4Victoria13° / 55°F1,796July
5Niagara-on-the-Lake13° / 55°F1,927August
6Kamloops13° / 55°F1,853August
7Comox13° / 55°F1,752July
8Vancouver12° / 54°F1,938July
9Nanaimo12° / 54°F1,621July
10Waterloo12° / 54°F1,840August

For pure sunshine, Yellowknife records about 2,538 hours of sun a year — the full sunshine ranking is on the Canada page.