List of extreme temperatures in Canada


The following is a list of the most extreme temperatures recorded in Canada.
Province or TerritoryRecord high
temperature		DatePlaceRecord low
temperature		DatePlace
AlbertaAltawanFort Vermilion
British Columbia'June 29, 2021LyttonSmith River
ManitobaJuly 11 and 12, 1936Emerson and
St. Albans (Treesbank)		Norway House
New BrunswickNepisiguit Falls, Rexton, and WoodstockSisson Dam
Newfoundland and LabradorNorth West River Esker
Northwest TerritoriesFort SmithJanuary 8, 18, and 21, 1936Fort Resolution
Nova ScotiaCollegevilleUpper Stewiacke
NunavutKugluktukShepherd Bay
OntarioTurbineIroquois Falls
Prince Edward IslandCharlottetownSouth Kildare
Quebec & Ville-Marie & Saint-Alexis-des-MontsDoucet
SaskatchewanYellow Grass and
Midale		Prince Albert
YukonTakhini'Snag

Highest temperature readings (selected locations)

Date RecordedLocationTemperature °C
June 29, 2021Lytton, British Columbia
June 29, 2021Spences Bridge, British Columbia
June 29, 2021Ashcroft, British Columbia
June 29, 2021Kamloops, British Columbia
June 29, 2021Lillooet, British Columbia
June 29, 2021Kelowna, British Columbia
June 29, 2021Osoyoos, British Columbia
July 5, 1937Yellow Grass and Midale, Saskatchewan
July 11 and 12, 1936Emerson and St. Albans (Treesbank), Manitoba
June 28, 2021Woss, British Columbia
July 5, 1937Regina, Saskatchewan
June 28, 2021Gold River, British Columbia
July 11, 1936Brandon, Manitoba
July 21, 1931Bassano Dam, Alberta
July 11 and 12, 1936Atikokan, Ontario
July 13, 1936Fort Frances, Ontario
July 11, 1936Winnipeg, Manitoba
July 20, 1919Biscotasing, Ontario
July 30, 2009Woss, British Columbia
July 29, 2009Bella Coola, British Columbia
June 27, 2021West Vancouver, British Columbia
July 8, 9, 10, 1936Toronto, Ontario
July 4, 1911Grimsby, Ontario
June 6, 1988Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
June 28, 2021Nanaimo, British Columbia
June 25, 1988Windsor, Ontario
July 6, 1921Ville-Marie, Quebec
June 30, 2021Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
June 28, 2021Victoria, British Columbia
June 27, 2021Campbell River, British Columbia
August 18, 1935Nepisiguit Falls, Rexton & Woodstock, New Brunswick
June 18, 1995Timmins, Ontario
July 9, 2024Trail, British Columbia
July 31, 1975Sudbury, Ontario
August 19, 1935Collegeville, Nova Scotia
August 10, 2001Ingonish Beach, Nova Scotia
June 19, 2024Bathurst, New Brunswick
July 10, 1912Halifax, Nova Scotia
July 30, 1975Thunder Bay, Ontario
July 15, 1989Kugluktuk, Nunavut
July 30, 2009Vancouver, British Columbia
July 20, 2000Robertson Lake, Nunavut

Highest temperatures ever recorded in Canada

Date RecordedLocationTemperature
June 29, 2021Lytton, British Columbia
June 29, 2021Spences Bridge, British Columbia
June 29, 2021Ashcroft, British Columbia
June 28, 2021Lytton, British Columbia
June 29, 2021Kamloops, British Columbia
June 27, 2021Lytton, British Columbia
June 29, 2021Kelowna, British Columbia
July 5, 1937Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan
July 5, 1937Midale, Saskatchewan
July 11, 1936St. Albans (Treesbank), Manitoba
July 12, 1936Emerson, Manitoba
July 17, 1944Lillooet, British Columbia
July 17, 1944Lytton, British Columbia
July 17, 1944Barriere, British Columbia
July 29, 1934Rock Creek, British Columbia
June 5, 1988Kincaid, Saskatchewan

Lowest temperature readings

The coldest place in Canada based on average yearly temperature is Eureka, Nunavut, where the temperature averages at for the year.
Date RecordedLocationTemperature
Monday, February 3, 1947Snag, Yukon
Monday, February 3, 1947Mayo, Yukon
Saturday, December 31, 1910Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
Wednesday, January 11, 1911Fort Vermilion, Alberta
Sunday, January 5, 1975Old Crow, Yukon
Wednesday, January 8, Saturday, January 18, and Tuesday, January 21, 1936 Fort Resolution, NWT
Friday, January 31, 1947Smith River, British Columbia
Wednesday, January 23, 1935Iroquois Falls, Ontario
Monday, February 3, 1947Dawson City, Yukon
Tuesday, February 13, 1973Shephard Bay, Nunavut
Wednesday, December 26, 1917Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Wednesday, January 21, 1906Whitehorse, Yukon
Saturday, February 1, 1947Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
Friday, February 9, 1934Iroquois Falls, Ontario
Thursday, February 15, 1979Eureka, Nunavut
Monday, February 12, 1979Pond Inlet, Nunavut
Monday, February 5, 1923Doucet, Quebec
Monday, January 9, 1899Norway House, Manitoba
Friday, January 7, 1966Resolute, Nunavut
Thursday, December 22, 2022Rabbit Kettle, Northwest Territories
Friday, January 31, 1947Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Saturday, February 17, 1973Esker 2, Newfoundland and Labrador
Thursday, January 13, 1972High Level, Alberta
Wednesday, January 31, 1996Geraldton, Ontario
Thursday January 1, 1885Regina, Saskatchewan
Thursday, January 11, 2018Rabbit Kettle, Northwest Territories
Tuesday, January 19 and Thursday, January 21, 1886Edmonton, Alberta
Saturday, December 30, 2017Rabbit Kettle, Northwest Territories
Saturday, February 17, 1973Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador
Wednesday, December 24, 1879Winnipeg, Manitoba
Friday, February 10, 1967Iqaluit, Nunavut
Monday, January 29, 1996Jasper, Alberta
Tuesday, December 17, 2013Eureka Airport, Nunavut
Saturday, January 31, 1920Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia
Thursday, December 17, 2020Fort McKay, Alberta

Yearly Canadian temperature extremes

  • ''Note that minimum extremes are for the entire winter season ending in the year listed.''

Occurrences by province

Province/TerritoryExtreme maximum occurrencesExtreme minimum occurrences
Alberta814
British Columbia701
Manitoba130
Northwest Territories022
Nunavut013
Ontario81
Quebec06
Saskatchewan324
Yukon066

Extreme maximum occurrences by community

CityProvinceOccurrences
LyttonBC20
Spences BridgeBC8
OsoyoosBC8
Fort Qu'AppelleSK8
St AlbansMB8
Boston BarBC6
LillooetBC5
MidaleSK4
AshcroftBC4

Extreme minimum occurrences by town

CityProvince/TerritoryOccurrences
Pelly RanchYT20
Fort Good HopeNT10
DawsonYT8
MayoYT8
EurekaNU7
Fort VermilionAB7
Old CrowYT7
Ross RiverYT6
SnagYT6
Watson LakeYT5
Shepherd BayNU4

Yearly Canadian average mean temperatures

Occurrences by province

Province/TerritoryExtreme warmest year occurrencesExtreme coldest year occurrences
British Columbia600
Northwest Territories01
Nunavut076
Ontario180

Extreme warmest year occurrences by location

CityProvinceOccurrences
Halfmoon BayBC13
WindsorON11
VancouverBC9
ChilliwackBC7
VictoriaBC6
Qualicum BeachBC4
NanaimoBC4
ChathamON4
PeleeON3
Saturna IslandBC3
LyttonBC2
Port CoquitlamBC2

Extreme coldest year occurrences by location

CityTerritoryOccurrences
EurekaNU68
IsachsenNU5
ResoluteNU2
AlertNU1
Mould BayNT1