Cold Weather in Canada

Coldest Canadian Cities

Record Low Temperatures

Among Canada's 26 largest cities, these seven have reached minimum temperatures of below minus 40 °C (-40 °F).
City Lowest °C Date
Saskatoon -50.0 Feb 1, 1893
Regina -50.0 Jan 1, 1885
Edmonton -48.3 Dec 28, 1938
Calgary -45.0 Feb 4, 1893
Winnipeg -45.0 Feb 18, 1966
Saguenay -43.3 Feb 15, 1943
Sherbrooke -41.2 Jan 15, 2004

Coldest Climates

The major cities in Canada with the coldest climates, based on the mean daily temperature, averaged over the year.
City Daily Average °C
Saskatoon 2.2
Saguenay 2.3
Winnipeg 2.6
Regina 2.8
Sudbury 3.7
Edmonton 3.9
Quebec 4.0
Calgary 4.1
Sherbrooke 4.1
St. John's 4.7

Most Freezing Days

Many of Canada's large cities spend a substantial portion of each year when the temperature never climbs above freezing. Major cities having more than 80 days a year without thawing are in Quebec, Ontario and the prairie provinces.

Average number of days per year that the temperature stays below 0 °C (32 °F).
City Days
Winnipeg117
Saskatoon112
Saguenay110
Regina106
Sudbury104
Quebec  99
Edmonton  87
Sherbrooke  85
Ottawa  81
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