Mississauga

City in Canada: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Downtown Mississauga

Downtown Mississauga: Nick de Guzman, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Mississauga is a city in Canada, in Ontario. About 717,961 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Canada in our atlas.

It lies at 43.58° N, 79.66° W, about 159 m (522 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Toronto time zone.

Location

Red dot: Mississauga. Green dots: other major cities of Canada. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Mississauga has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 25°C (77°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about -5°C (22°F). Around 774 mm (30 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

0°-5°Jan540°-5°Feb494°-2°Mar539°2°Apr7115°8°May7321°14°Jun7125°18°Jul7525°19°Aug5921°15°Sep6614°9°Oct748°3°Nov662°-2°Dec63mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in CanadaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Downtown Mississauga: Nick de Guzman, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Absolute Towers Mississauga. South-west view: Sarbjit Bahga, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • AGM Razzle Dazzle: Art Gallery of Mississauga, Attribution (Wikimedia Commons)
  • ValG M1M2: TheQueenOfClubs, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Night in Mississauga (16275312609): really_rc, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)