Weather in Toronto - Lonely Planet Travel Information

Weather

Unless you're well prepared, winter in Toronto can make you wish you'd never been born. January freezes over, with maximum temperatures never topping zeros. The wind-chill factor - lashings from Lake Ontario - can make things feel a whole lot colder. North-south downtown streets become frigid wind tunnels, sending people scurrying like rats into the underground PATH network. In July temperatures can hit the mid-80s for weeks at a time, claustrophobic humidity sapping the very life from your bones…But rug-up or show some skin and you'll be fine!