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Montreal weather, year by year

Montreal averages 5.9 °C over a year. Its warmest year since 1940 was 2024 (+2.0 °C vs normal), and 2025 ranks 21 of 86.

YearYear 2025

Mean tempMean temp 6.1 °C

vs normalvs normal +0.2 °C

RankRank 21/86

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The climate of Montreal

July is the warmest month (highs around 25.0 °C) and January the coldest (lows around -14.9 °C). About 1,107 mm of precipitation falls each year.

Average low → highPrecipitation (mm)Normal 1991–2020

Every year in Montreal since 1940, ranked

Pick a measure and line up all 86 years against the 1991–2020 normal. 2025 ranks 21 of 86 (+0.2 °C).

194019832025

2025 · 6.1 °C · +0.2 °C vs normal · rank 21 of 86

Warmest years

120247.9 °C
220237.3 °C
320107.2 °C
420217.2 °C
519987.1 °C

Coldest years

119724.1 °C
219634.2 °C
319764.3 °C
419624.3 °C
519414.3 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	6.1 °C	10.7 °C	1.4 °C	1,059 mm	12 days	158 days	172 cm	153 days
2024	7.9 °C	12.1 °C	3.6 °C	1,241 mm	4 days	142 days	125 cm	153 days
2023	7.3 °C	11.5 °C	3.0 °C	1,421 mm	6 days	151 days	174 cm	153 days
2022	6.2 °C	10.9 °C	1.4 °C	1,227 mm	4 days	148 days	147 cm	135 days
2021	7.2 °C	11.5 °C	2.9 °C	897 mm	11 days	140 days	125 cm	123 days
2020	6.9 °C	11.3 °C	2.3 °C	1,124 mm	14 days	163 days	115 cm	133 days
2019	5.2 °C	9.6 °C	0.7 °C	1,272 mm	2 days	161 days	172 cm	146 days
2018	6.0 °C	10.3 °C	1.7 °C	1,152 mm	11 days	172 days	158 cm	154 days
2017	6.2 °C	10.4 °C	2.1 °C	1,378 mm	3 days	148 days	159 cm	143 days
2016	6.6 °C	11.2 °C	1.9 °C	1,172 mm	7 days	162 days	137 cm	138 days
2015	5.9 °C	10.6 °C	0.9 °C	968 mm	3 days	152 days	120 cm	138 days
2014	5.6 °C	10.0 °C	0.9 °C	1,025 mm	1 day	154 days	134 cm	131 days
2013	5.9 °C	10.3 °C	1.3 °C	977 mm	5 days	159 days	145 cm	136 days
2012	7.1 °C	11.8 °C	2.2 °C	979 mm	8 days	153 days	139 cm	113 days
2011	6.6 °C	10.9 °C	2.2 °C	1,323 mm	3 days	151 days	143 cm	142 days
2010	7.2 °C	11.4 °C	2.9 °C	1,160 mm	9 days	155 days	106 cm	127 days
2009	5.3 °C	9.7 °C	0.8 °C	1,072 mm	1 day	161 days	107 cm	127 days
2008	5.7 °C	10.0 °C	0.9 °C	1,214 mm	1 day	163 days	236 cm	152 days
2007	5.6 °C	9.9 °C	0.8 °C	1,071 mm	5 days	158 days	240 cm	129 days
2006	6.9 °C	11.0 °C	2.6 °C	1,272 mm	5 days	152 days	82 cm	150 days
2005	6.1 °C	10.5 °C	1.3 °C	1,174 mm	7 days	155 days	133 cm	134 days
2004	5.1 °C	9.6 °C	0.2 °C	953 mm	0 days	163 days	105 cm	126 days
2003	5.1 °C	9.4 °C	0.3 °C	1,121 mm	3 days	162 days	140 cm	133 days
2002	6.4 °C	10.6 °C	1.5 °C	1,005 mm	10 days	169 days	150 cm	139 days
2001	6.8 °C	11.3 °C	1.8 °C	870 mm	13 days	159 days	147 cm	114 days
2000	5.2 °C	9.4 °C	0.7 °C	1,179 mm	0 days	157 days	181 cm	146 days
1999	6.9 °C	11.4 °C	2.2 °C	1,005 mm	9 days	153 days	131 cm	125 days
1998	7.1 °C	11.3 °C	2.8 °C	1,062 mm	1 day	143 days	118 cm	144 days
1997	4.7 °C	9.0 °C	0.0 °C	1,078 mm	1 day	169 days	214 cm	136 days
1996	5.4 °C	9.5 °C	1.2 °C	1,220 mm	0 days	169 days	110 cm	152 days
1995	5.6 °C	9.9 °C	1.0 °C	1,128 mm	5 days	160 days	166 cm	124 days
1994	4.9 °C	9.3 °C	0.2 °C	1,106 mm	4 days	158 days	165 cm	131 days
1993	4.7 °C	9.2 °C	0.0 °C	1,164 mm	2 days	166 days	186 cm	139 days
1992	4.7 °C	9.2 °C	-0.1 °C	1,021 mm	0 days	168 days	97 cm	140 days
1991	6.2 °C	11.0 °C	1.3 °C	950 mm	4 days	154 days	117 cm	124 days
1990	6.4 °C	11.0 °C	1.7 °C	1,279 mm	0 days	159 days	165 cm	152 days
1989	4.7 °C	9.7 °C	-0.3 °C	964 mm	8 days	166 days	139 cm	127 days
1988	6.0 °C	10.6 °C	1.3 °C	850 mm	16 days	157 days	105 cm	114 days
1987	5.9 °C	10.6 °C	0.9 °C	984 mm	8 days	162 days	143 cm	128 days
1986	5.3 °C	9.9 °C	0.6 °C	1,186 mm	1 day	164 days	144 cm	141 days
1985	5.3 °C	9.9 °C	0.5 °C	910 mm	5 days	160 days	155 cm	133 days
1984	5.6 °C	10.3 °C	0.9 °C	995 mm	2 days	155 days	141 cm	135 days
1983	6.1 °C	10.6 °C	1.5 °C	1,299 mm	11 days	162 days	178 cm	141 days
1982	5.3 °C	10.2 °C	0.2 °C	991 mm	3 days	158 days	116 cm	125 days
1981	5.8 °C	10.2 °C	1.3 °C	1,114 mm	2 days	157 days	109 cm	138 days
1980	4.6 °C	9.2 °C	-0.1 °C	1,041 mm	2 days	170 days	110 cm	140 days
1979	5.9 °C	9.9 °C	1.1 °C	974 mm	4 days	155 days	110 cm	148 days
1978	4.5 °C	9.2 °C	-0.7 °C	1,019 mm	7 days	177 days	169 cm	130 days
1977	5.7 °C	9.9 °C	1.1 °C	1,108 mm	10 days	156 days	189 cm	145 days
1976	4.3 °C	9.1 °C	-0.8 °C	1,333 mm	2 days	171 days	195 cm	168 days
1975	5.8 °C	10.4 °C	0.6 °C	1,177 mm	13 days	169 days	207 cm	146 days
1974	4.6 °C	8.9 °C	-0.1 °C	1,263 mm	0 days	186 days	199 cm	163 days
1973	6.3 °C	10.6 °C	1.8 °C	1,274 mm	1 day	148 days	141 cm	146 days
1972	4.1 °C	8.6 °C	-0.9 °C	1,241 mm	2 days	186 days	216 cm	161 days
1971	4.8 °C	9.2 °C	-0.2 °C	1,036 mm	1 day	171 days	205 cm	136 days
1970	4.7 °C	9.1 °C	-0.2 °C	940 mm	5 days	171 days	166 cm	137 days
1969	5.1 °C	9.3 °C	0.4 °C	1,054 mm	1 day	170 days	148 cm	140 days
1968	4.6 °C	9.1 °C	-0.4 °C	948 mm	4 days	161 days	167 cm	128 days
1967	4.7 °C	9.1 °C	-0.4 °C	1,008 mm	1 day	182 days	135 cm	145 days
1966	5.3 °C	9.9 °C	0.7 °C	894 mm	3 days	169 days	123 cm	116 days
1965	4.7 °C	9.3 °C	-0.3 °C	890 mm	1 day	179 days	100 cm	132 days
1964	5.3 °C	9.9 °C	0.3 °C	860 mm	4 days	169 days	90 cm	127 days
1963	4.2 °C	8.9 °C	-0.5 °C	1,020 mm	8 days	170 days	145 cm	122 days
1962	4.3 °C	9.0 °C	-0.3 °C	1,076 mm	2 days	178 days	175 cm	138 days
1961	5.1 °C	9.5 °C	0.9 °C	1,091 mm	0 days	173 days	151 cm	146 days
1960	5.5 °C	9.9 °C	1.1 °C	954 mm	5 days	162 days	141 cm	131 days
1959	5.3 °C	9.7 °C	0.8 °C	1,118 mm	8 days	170 days	189 cm	151 days
1958	4.6 °C	8.8 °C	0.2 °C	1,089 mm	0 days	162 days	188 cm	149 days
1957	5.7 °C	10.3 °C	1.0 °C	1,078 mm	3 days	148 days	97 cm	127 days
1956	4.5 °C	8.9 °C	-0.2 °C	938 mm	1 day	181 days	154 cm	155 days
1955	5.4 °C	9.7 °C	1.0 °C	855 mm	16 days	161 days	129 cm	133 days
1954	4.8 °C	8.8 °C	0.5 °C	1,387 mm	0 days	161 days	228 cm	165 days
1953	6.7 °C	11.1 °C	2.2 °C	940 mm	6 days	133 days	73 cm	131 days
1952	5.7 °C	9.9 °C	1.4 °C	1,128 mm	3 days	168 days	170 cm	138 days
1951	5.2 °C	9.2 °C	0.8 °C	1,159 mm	0 days	160 days	211 cm	146 days
1950	4.8 °C	9.3 °C	0.0 °C	1,091 mm	2 days	173 days	193 cm	149 days
1949	6.3 °C	10.9 °C	1.3 °C	971 mm	11 days	157 days	128 cm	143 days
1948	5.3 °C	10.1 °C	0.2 °C	924 mm	6 days	159 days	92 cm	132 days
1947	5.3 °C	9.5 °C	0.9 °C	1,164 mm	4 days	179 days	160 cm	142 days
1946	5.6 °C	10.3 °C	0.8 °C	1,101 mm	4 days	155 days	161 cm	138 days
1945	5.2 °C	9.2 °C	1.2 °C	1,351 mm	0 days	150 days	103 cm	157 days
1944	4.9 °C	9.3 °C	0.6 °C	901 mm	8 days	179 days	204 cm	135 days
1943	4.4 °C	8.3 °C	0.4 °C	1,033 mm	0 days	173 days	147 cm	160 days
1942	4.9 °C	8.9 °C	0.9 °C	1,048 mm	1 day	161 days	215 cm	142 days
1941	4.3 °C	8.6 °C	0.0 °C	970 mm	2 days	168 days	123 cm	133 days
1940	4.5 °C	8.4 °C	0.5 °C	1,119 mm	0 days	180 days	184 cm	148 days

Year vs year

Pick two years and let them fight it out in Montreal: month by month, point by point.

First year2025

Second year2024

In Montreal, 2024 beats 2025 by 1.8 °C on mean temperature.

20252024Normal 1991–2020

4points2

6.1 °CWarmer7.9 °C
12 daysHot days4 days
158 daysFrost days142 days
1,059 mmWetter1,241 mm
172 cmSnowier125 cm
1,384 kWh/m²Sunnier1,375 kWh/m²

Records in Montreal

The most extreme days and years since 1940, with the readings of a nearby station when they go further.

Hottest day

35.0 °C

May 27, 2020 estimate

Nearby station: 37.2 °C on July 2, 2018 measured

Coldest night

-37.5 °C

January 15, 1957 estimate

Nearby station: -36.1 °C on January 4, 1981 measured

Wettest day

106 mm

August 9, 2024 estimate

Nearby station: 143 mm on November 8, 1996 measured

Snowiest day

33 cm

November 30, 1944 estimate

Strongest gust

113 km/h

January 27, 1996 estimate

Year records

Warmest20247.9 °C
Coldest19724.1 °C
Wettest20231,421 mm
Driest1988850 mm

The weather on your birthday in Montreal

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Montreal vs another city

Compare with

Montreal is warmer than Moscow by 0.1 °C on average over the year. Montreal gets 498 mm more precipitation per year. In Montreal, 6 months out of 12 are warmer.

MontrealMoscowBand: average low to average high

Questions & answers

What is the climate like in Montreal?

Montreal averages 5.9 °C over the year. The warmest month is July, with highs around 25.0 °C; the coldest is January, with lows around -14.9 °C. About 1,107 mm of precipitation falls each year, over some 136 rainy days.

What was the warmest year in Montreal?

2024, at +2.0 °C compared with the 1991–2020 normal. The coldest was 1972. Out of 86 years since 1940, 2025 ranks 21.

What is the wettest month in Montreal?

October gets the most precipitation and February the least. The wettest year was 2023, the driest 1988.

Is Montreal getting warmer?

Compared with its first thirty years on record (from 1940), the last ten years in Montreal show a gap of +1.5 °C in mean temperature.

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