Average Temperature in Canada by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in Canada for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Canada?

2010 was the warmest year in the history of Canada. The average daily high temperature was 1.7 °C, and the average low was -7.3 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in Canada?

1972 was the coolest year in the history of Canada. The average daily high temperature was -2.4 °C, and the average low was -12.0 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	11	0.6	-8.8
2020	24	0.1	-9.3
2019	32	-0.1	-9.5
2018	48	-0.4	-9.8
2017	12	0.5	-8.9
2016	5	1.0	-8.2
2015	16	0.3	-9.1
2014	32	-0.1	-9.5
2013	29	-0.1	-9.4
2012	9	0.8	-8.5
2011	12	0.5	-8.9
2010	1	1.7	-7.3
2009	26	-0.1	-9.3
2008	34	-0.2	-9.5
2007	22	0.0	-9.2
2006	2	1.6	-7.8
2005	8	0.8	-8.4
2004	59	-0.6	-10.0
2003	16	0.3	-9.1
2002	34	-0.2	-9.5
2001	7	0.9	-8.5
2000	22	0.0	-9.2
1999	6	0.9	-8.3
1998	3	1.3	-7.8
1997	29	-0.1	-9.4
1996	72	-0.9	-10.1
1995	34	-0.2	-9.5
1994	34	-0.2	-9.5
1993	48	-0.4	-9.8
1992	64	-0.8	-10.0
1991	40	-0.1	-9.7
1990	65	-0.7	-10.2
1989	81	-0.6	-10.5
1988	19	0.2	-9.2
1987	9	0.8	-8.5
1986	57	-0.5	-10.0
1985	59	-0.6	-10.0
1984	48	-0.4	-9.8
1983	53	-0.6	-9.8
1982	116	-1.6	-11.1
1981	4	1.2	-8.0
1980	34	-0.2	-9.5
1979	72	-0.8	-10.2
1978	96	-1.1	-10.6
1977	15	0.3	-9.0
1976	57	-0.4	-10.1
1975	65	-0.7	-10.2
1974	110	-1.3	-10.8
1973	26	0.0	-9.4
1972	121	-2.4	-12.0
1971	63	-0.7	-10.1
1970	81	-0.9	-10.2
1969	44	-0.3	-9.7
1968	53	-0.6	-9.8
1967	90	-0.9	-10.6
1966	85	-0.9	-10.3
1965	102	-1.2	-10.7
1964	100	-1.2	-10.6
1963	48	-0.3	-9.9
1962	61	-0.5	-10.2
1961	72	-0.7	-10.3
1960	34	-0.2	-9.5
1959	86	-1.0	-10.3
1958	26	-0.1	-9.3
1957	72	-0.7	-10.3
1956	105	-1.3	-10.7
1955	72	-0.9	-10.1
1954	53	-0.5	-9.9
1953	19	0.1	-9.1
1952	21	0.2	-9.3
1951	102	-1.2	-10.7
1950	117	-1.6	-11.3
1949	67	-0.6	-10.3
1948	67	-0.5	-10.4
1947	44	-0.3	-9.7
1946	72	-0.7	-10.3
1945	72	-0.8	-10.2
1944	16	0.4	-9.2
1943	52	-0.3	-10.0
1942	40	-0.1	-9.7
1941	40	-0.1	-9.7
1940	29	0.0	-9.5
1939	61	-0.6	-10.1
1938	25	0.2	-9.5
1937	53	-0.4	-10.0
1936	115	-1.5	-11.1
1935	106	-1.2	-10.9
1934	86	-0.9	-10.4
1933	119	-1.8	-11.3
1932	89	-0.9	-10.5
1931	14	0.5	-9.1
1930	46	-0.2	-9.9
1929	106	-1.2	-10.9
1928	46	-0.2	-9.9
1927	102	-1.2	-10.7
1926	81	-0.7	-10.4
1925	93	-0.9	-10.7
1924	86	-0.8	-10.5
1923	90	-0.7	-10.8
1922	111	-1.2	-11.0
1921	67	-0.6	-10.3
1920	90	-0.9	-10.6
1919	101	-1.0	-10.8
1918	106	-1.1	-11.0
1917	120	-1.8	-11.5
1916	113	-1.4	-11.1
1915	40	-0.1	-9.7
1914	96	-1.0	-10.7
1913	96	-1.0	-10.7
1912	93	-1.0	-10.6
1911	106	-1.2	-10.9
1910	72	-0.7	-10.3
1909	113	-1.5	-11.0
1908	84	-0.7	-10.5
1907	117	-1.5	-11.4
1906	72	-0.6	-10.4
1905	67	-0.6	-10.3
1904	112	-1.3	-11.0
1903	96	-1.0	-10.7
1902	93	-1.0	-10.6
1901	67	-0.6	-10.3