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Weather in Toronto

Winter is the operational fact here: at the airport, January does not average above freezing at any hour of the day.

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Measured at Toronto Pearson over 1991 to 2020, January averages -5.0C, with a daily maximum of -1.2C and a daily minimum of -8.9C. The coldest reading in that record is -31.0C, on 16 January 1994.

July averages 22.1C with a daily maximum of 27.4C. The hottest July reading in the record is 37.9C, on 21 July 2011.

Snow falls on about 45 days a year and totals 114.5 cm, concentrated in January (31.5 cm), February (27.7 cm) and December (24.1 cm).

Total precipitation is 806.8 mm a year and no month is dry: the wettest, June, has 80.7 mm and the driest, February, 50.2 mm. Of that, 697.4 mm falls as rain, which is why the winter months look drier than they are.

  1. Environment and Climate Change Canada: Toronto Pearson climate normals 1991-2020 · checked 2026-09-03

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Getting out of the airportUP Express runs between Terminal 1 and Union Station in 28 minutes, every 15 minutes, from 05:27 to 00:54 out of Pearson on weekdays and from 06:24 at weekends and on holidays.Ride-hailingHail a taxi on the street or take one from a stand and it must charge the City-regulated rate. Book through an app and you agree the price before the trip starts.Local laws that catch crew outCannabis is legal to buy at 19 in Ontario and a serious criminal offence to carry across the Canadian border in either direction, with or without a medical document.Staying connectedPearson's Wi-Fi is free, and subway platforms no longer have free Wi-Fi, but every station on Lines 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 has 5G.Eating near the crew hotelsEvery eating and drinking place posts its latest inspection notice at the door, the menu price may or may not include tax, and the alcohol clock stops at 02:00.What to buyThirteen per cent HST goes on at the till, and the customs quantity limits are tighter than most crew assume.TippingOntario law treats a tip as the employee's money, and treats a service charge on the bill as a tip.