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If you’re planning a move from within Canada, you’re probably already familiar with the cold—the chances are high that you already live somewhere cold. However, if you’re planning to visit Canada or move there during the winter, we’ve compiled a list of the 10 coldest cities in Canada below.
The coldest place in Canada based on average yearly temperature is Eureka, Nunavut, where the temperature averages at −19.7 °C or −3.5 °F for the year.
The lowest temperature ever officially recorded in Canada – and indeed in all of continental North America – is -62.8°C (-81.4°F). It was at the village of Snag, a now-abandoned mining town in the Yukon established during the famous Klondike Gold Rush of 1896.
Snag, Yukon is home to the coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada, hitting −81.4 °F (−63 °C) in 1947. Quebec is home to one of Canada's famous winter carnivals. Nunavut is the coldest part of Canada, on average.
Coldest Places in Canada. The lowest temperature ever officially recorded in Canada and in North America is -63 °C (-81.4 °F) on February 3, 1947 at Snag, Yukon. Snag was a small airport in southwest Yukon located near the Alaska Highway and not far from the Alaska-Yukon border.
Chill Out in the Coldest Places in Canada. Canada spends a third of its year shivering under an extensive blanket of snow and ice. But do you know which city rules the cool, or who’s to blame for the New Year’s polar bear plunge phenomenon? And which surprising Canadian destination may require snow boots during the summer? Bundle up!
Canadian winters are no joke. It’s cold, dark, snowy…and underneath all that, there’s most likely black ice. Using data from CurrentResults.com, we have compiled a list of the coldest major Canadian cities (“major cities” refers to places that have at least 100,000 residents).
The coldest place on the planet today is Watson Lake, Yukon, with a brutal -48ºC, and factor in the wind chill, it’s a mind-numbing -57°C. Second place goes to Mayo, Yukon, at -47°C, while third and fourth place goes to Carmacks, Yukon, and High Level, Alberta, both at -46°C.
Lists of chilliest cities in Canada during winter ranked for lowest average maximum and minimum temperatures, fewest number of days above freezing and most nights of really cold temperatures.
The title of Canadian city with the coldest weather can be claimed by Saguenay, Quebec; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Sherbrooke, Quebec and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Each city excels in its own way at being really cold. Saguenay has the coldest days.