Montréal
City in Canada: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Montreal-canada-parc-urban: https://www.pxfuel.com/, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Montréal is a city in Canada, in Quebec. About 1.8 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Canada in our atlas.
It lies at 45.51° N, 73.59° W, about 216 m (709 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Toronto time zone.
Location
Red dot: Montréal. Green dots: other major cities of Canada. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Montréal has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 26°C (80°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -16°C (2°F). Around 1,087 mm (43 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
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
- Ottawa · 165 km
- Québec · 235 km
- Toronto · 494 km
- Mississauga · 519 km
- Brampton · 522 km
- Hamilton · 548 km
- Winnipeg · 1,896 km
- Calgary · 3,210 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 6077243 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q340 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Montreal-canada-parc-urban: https://www.pxfuel.com/, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Museum of Fine Arts, main entrance, Montreal: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Saputo Stadium Interior: refmichel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mtroyal: The original uploader was Montrealais at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Botanical Gardens viii.: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Edifice 1000 de La Gauchetiere, Montreal 15: Thomas1313, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 1250RLevesque: Atilin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Place Ville Marie: Ancien et moderne, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
