Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Montréal weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Montréal, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 2020-05-27; its coldest fell to -37°C on 1981-01-04.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
12°C1996-01-19
-26°C1994-01-16
6°C1995-01-15
-37°C1981-01-04
February
14°C1981-02-22
-23°C1995-02-06
6°C1981-02-21
-34°C1993-02-07
March
24°C2012-03-21
-17°C2007-03-06
10°C2012-03-22
-28°C1980-03-02
April
28°C1990-04-27
-6°C1982-04-07
14°C2002-04-17
-14°C2003-04-07
May
35°C2020-05-27
4°C1983-05-09
22°C2020-05-28
-1°C1986-05-03
June
34°C1988-06-15
11°C2015-06-02
24°C2025-06-24
5°C1986-06-03
July
35°C2020-07-10
15°C1981-07-29
25°C2001-07-24
9°C1982-07-04
August
34°C2001-08-09
14°C1994-08-31
26°C1988-08-04
7°C1986-08-29
September
32°C2002-09-09
7°C1992-09-30
22°C2010-09-02
0°C1980-09-29
October
28°C2025-10-05
2°C2002-10-30
18°C2023-10-05
-4°C2002-10-30
November
22°C2022-11-05
-10°C1995-11-29
15°C2022-11-06
-18°C1995-11-30
December
15°C2015-12-24
-25°C1993-12-27
7°C2001-12-06
-32°C1993-12-27

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
15°C2015-12-24
-26°C1994-01-16
7°C2001-12-06
-37°C1981-01-04
Spring (Mar–May)
35°C2020-05-27
-17°C2007-03-06
22°C2020-05-28
-28°C1980-03-02
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C2020-07-10
11°C2015-06-02
26°C1988-08-04
5°C1986-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
32°C2002-09-09
-10°C1995-11-29
22°C2010-09-02
-18°C1995-11-30

All-time records

The most extreme value Montréal has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 35°C 2020-05-27
Lowest -26°C 1994-01-16

Low

Highest 26°C 1988-08-04
Lowest -37°C 1981-01-04

Feels-like

Highest 39°C 1994-06-17
Lowest -43°C 1981-01-04

Humidity

Highest 21.9 g/m³ 1994-06-17
Lowest 0.3 g/m³ 1981-01-03

Wind

Highest 52 km/h 2001-02-10
Lowest 5 km/h 2009-11-18

Gust

Highest 113 km/h 1996-01-27
Lowest 9 km/h 2024-12-26

Precip

Wettest 106 mm 2024-08-09
Driest 17-day dry spell 2017-09-10

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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