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Climate of Montreal

Montreal lies at the confluence of several climatic regions. Usually, the climate is classified as humid continental or hemiboreal.

Precipitation is abundant with an average snowfall of 2.25 metres (84 in) per year in the winter. Regular rainfall throughout the year averages 900 mm (35.3 in). Summer is the wettest season statistically, but it is also the sunniest.

 Weather averages for Montreal, Quebec 
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.9
(57)		 15
(59)		 25.6
(78)		 30
(86)		 33.9
(93)		 35
(95)		 35.6
(96)		 37.6
(100)		 33.5
(92)		 28.3
(83)		 21.7
(71)		 18
(64)		 37.6
(100)
Average high °C (°F) -5.7
(22)		 -3.9
(25)		 2.2
(36)		 10.7
(51)		 19.0
(66)		 23.6
(74)		 26.2
(79)		 24.8
(77)		 19.7
(67)		 12.7
(55)		 5.3
(42)		 -2.2
(28)		 11.1
(52)
Average low °C (°F) -14.7
(6)		 -12.9
(9)		 -6.7
(20)		 0.6
(33)		 7.7
(46)		 12.7
(55)		 15.6
(60)		 14.3
(58)		 9.4
(49)		 3.4
(38)		 -2.1
(28)		 -10.4
(13)		 1.4
(35)
Record low °C (°F) -37.8
(-36)		 -33.9
(-29)		 -29.4
(-21)		 -15
(5)		 -4.4
(24)		 0
(32)		 6.1
(43)		 3.3
(38)		 -2.2
(28)		 -7.2
(19)		 -19.4
(-3)		 -32.4
(-26)		 -37.8
(-36)
Precipitation mm (inches) 78.3
(3.08)		 61.5
(2.42)		 73.6
(2.9)		 78.0
(3.07)		 76.3
(3)		 83.1
(3.27)		 91.3
(3.59)		 92.7
(3.65)		 92.6
(3.65)		 77.8
(3.06)		 92.6
(3.65)		 81.3
(3.2)		 978.9
(38.54)
 

 

Tourism Office of Montreal

Ministery of Tourism (Quebec)
900 René-Lévesque Est
Bureau 400
Quebec Qc
G1R 2B5

Telephone : (+1) 418 643-5959 
Toll free : 1 800 482-2433 (from Canada and United States) 
Fax: (+1) 418 646-8723

 

GET IN MONTREAL

By plane:
Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport is about half an hour west of the city center on highway 20.  The airport is served by all major Canadian and U.S. airlines and is a major hub for Air Canada, Air Transat, and WestJet. There are multiple daily trans-Atlantic flights to and from (amongst others) London, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, Rome, Madrid, Lisbon, Munich, Moscow, Cairo, and Casablanca.

Public bus number 204 (STM) leaves from outside arrivals every half hour to Gare Dorval (Dorval train station - check with the driver which direction he is going in, as both bus routes stop at the same place and make sure to ask for a transfer as you will need it later). From Dorval, you can use your transfer ticket to catch bus number 211 or express bus number 221 to the Lionel-Groulx métro. Make sure it is going east as the same routes go west too. Your transfer will then let you into the métro. Another option is to take the VIA Rail AirConnect service from the airport terminal to downtown by shuttle and train. This service runs infrequently. The same trip can be made on the AMT commuter train.

The Montreal region is also served by Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh, New York, on the U.S. side of the border, about one hour away by car. Domestic US flights to Plattsburgh can be cheaper than international flights to Canada.

By car:

  • From Toronto, take Highway 401 east about five hours until it becomes Autoroute 20 on the Quebec side of the border. Highway 20 takes about an hour to get to downtown. Be alert for frequent speed-limit changes along this road. To reach downtown follow the Centre-Ville signs and take Highway 720 (Highway 20 continues over the Pont Champlain bridge to the South Shore).
  • From Ottawa, it's about two hours east along Highway 417 (which becomes the 40 in Quebec) to Montreal.
  • From Quebec City, it's about 2.5-3.5 hours west on either Highway 40 or 20.
  • From New York City, take Interstate Freeway 87 north through Albany and the eastern half of New York State for about six hours. After the border crossing near Plattsburgh, the freeway becomes Highway 15, which leads directly into downtown Montreal over the Pont Champlain, the most beautiful approach to the city. The drive time from Plattsburgh to downtown Montreal is approximately one hour.
  • From Boston, take Interstate Highway 93 to Highway 89 in Bow, New Hampshire, through Vermont to the border crossing near Burlington, where it turns into Highway 133, then Highway 35, which intersects Highway 10, which taken west leads directly into downtown Montreal. The whole trip takes between six and seven hours.

By train:
Montreal Central Station (Gare Centrale) is at 895 De La Gauchetière West, one block west of rue University, and is served by the Bonaventure metro (subway) station.

VIA Rail Canada operates fast and comfortable passenger trains from Montreal along the busy Quebec-Ontario corridor and to destinations in northern Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

Five trains a day operate to and from Ottawa (two hours)
Six trains a day operate to and from Toronto (four and a half hours)
Five trains a day operate to and from Quebec City (three hours)
Six evenings a week, VIA's "Ocean" service departs for the overnight journey to New Brunswick  and Nova Scotia. The choice of sleeping accommodation varies according to the season. Along with trains between Montreal and Quebec, the Ocean is now almost exclusively operated by modern Renaissance trains that were originally built for the aborted Channel Tunnel sleeper services between Great Britain and France.

Three evenings a week, the Ocean also pulls the "Chaleur" train as far as Matapedia. The train divides in the early morning and the Chaleur follows the southern shore of the Gaspé peninsular as far as Gaspe.

VIA also offers three weekly round trips to Senneterre, in Abitibi (eleven and a half hours), and Jonquière in the Saguenay (nine hours). Both trains operate as wilderness services: a request stop may be made at any point along the route for those who want to hike and kayak in the remoter regions of Quebec that the train passes through.

Amtrak's 'Adirondack' service to New York (11 hours) departs daily, with connections in Schenectady to (but not from) Chicago (twenty-four hours) and in New York to Philadelphia (14 hours) and Washington, DC (16 hours). The train also passes through much of upstate New York and hugs Lake Champlain for a large part of the trip. South of Albany, the route follows the Hudson River and passes a number of historic sites. Reliability of the service has improved greatly since an extra hour was added to the previous 10-hour schedule, however one should still factor in the possibility of arriving an hour later than scheduled.

 

By bus:
There are extensive services to Montreal from cities in Ontario, Quebec, New York, Vermont, and Maine. Buses arrive and depart from the Station Centrale d'autobus (not to be confused with the Gare Centrale or central train station) at 505 boulevard De Maisonneuve Est, (directly above the Berri-UQÀM métro station.

Intercity bus services to Montreal are offered by Adirondack Trailways, Coach Canada, Greyhound Canada, Greyhound Lines, Vermont Transit, Voyageur, and Orléans Express. Orléans Express is the principal bus carrier in the St. Lawrence valley, including the Montreal—Quebec City route. Its sister company Acadian Lines provides connections from eastern Quebec to destinations in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Voyageur, a subsidiary of Greyhound Canada, provides service to Ottawa, connecting with other bus routes to points in western Canada. Coach Canada provides service to Toronto, connecting with other bus routes to western New York, southern Ontario, Michigan and Illinois. Other regions of Quebec are served by various companies. A map of the intercity routes and carriers in Quebec can be found on Intercar's site.

TheLuxBus, fittingly, offers affordable yet luxurious high-end ground transportation connecting Montreal and Manhattan. TheLuxBus operates Thursday, Friday and Sunday with four departures daily. Frequency increases during holidays, semester breaks and Spring/Summer/Autumn. It is the only transport option offering in-motion satellite television and more. Four-legged passengers also welcome in airline approved containers.

Greyhound Lines offers three daily direct services and Adirondack Trailways offers two daily direct services, from New York, with additional trips operated on weekends and in summer (eight hours) Vermont Transit, a subsidiary of Greyhound Lines, offers four daily direct services from Boston, though Vermont Transit is now operating under the name of Greyhound Lines (seven hours).