List of Extreme Temperatures in Canada - Coldest Temperature Readings

Coldest Temperature Readings

The Coldest place in Canada based on average yearly temperature is Eureka, Nunavut, where the temperature averages at -19.7C (-3.5F) for the year. However, the coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada was -63 °C (-81.4 F) in Snag, Yukon.

Date Recorded Location Temperature
Monday, February 3, 1947 Snag, Yukon −63.0 °C
Wednesday, January 11, 1911 Fort Vermilion, Alberta −60.6 °C
Sunday, January 5, 1975 Old Crow, Yukon −59.4 °C
Friday, January 31, 1947 Smith River, British Columbia −58.9 °C
Wednesday, January 23, 1935 Iroquois Falls, Ontario −58.3 °C
Tuesday, February 13, 1973 Shephard Bay, Nunavut −57.8 °C
Wednesday, December 26, 1917 Fort Smith, Northwest Territories −57.2 °C
Wednesday, February 1, 1893 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan −56.7 °C
Sunday, February 11, 1979 Dawson City, Yukon −55.8 °C
Friday, February 9, 1934 Iroquois Falls, Ontario −55.6 °C
Thursday, February 15, 1979 Eureka, Nunavut −55.3 °C
Monday, February 12, 1979 Pond Inlet, Nunavut −53.9 °C
Monday, February 5, 1923 Doucet, Quebec −54.4 °C
Monday, January 9, 1899 Norway House, Manitoba −52.8 °C
Friday, January 7, 1966 Resolute, Nunavut −52.2 °C
January 1947 Whitehorse, Yukon −52.1 °C
Friday, January 31, 1947 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories −51.2 °C
Saturday, February 17, 1973 Esker 2, Newfoundland and Labrador −51.1 °C
Tuesday, January 19 and Thursday, January 21 1886 Edmonton, Alberta −49.4 °C
Saturday, February 17, 1973 Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador − 47.8 °C
Wednesday, December 24, 1879 Winnipeg, Manitoba −47.8 °C
Friday, February 10, 1967 Iqaluit, Nunavut −45.6 °C
Saturday, January 31, 1920 Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia −41.1 °C

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