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The Toronto skyline at sunset
The Toronto skyline at sunsetPhotograph: Jchmrt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Canada

Toronto

Downtown Toronto's composite, not the airport, for 1991–2020.

Figures
FieldFigureSource
Plugs and voltageType A and B, 120 V, 60 HzIEC World Plugs
Driving sideRightImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Driving in Canada
TippingNot printed. No source we could cite.Gaps
Tap waterNo yes-or-no line from CDCCDC Travelers' Health, Canada
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)ISO 4217 currency list (SIX)
Time zoneAmerica/TorontoIANA tzdb zone1970.tab, America/Toronto
EntryLink only. No visa rule is restated.Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

The composite is Toronto (City), at 43.67° N, 79.40° W, 112.5 metres. Pearson is a different composite in the same normals product and is not this table. If you are sleeping downtown, the city station is the closer description. If you are timing a connection at the airport, it is the wrong one.

The rainfall element for this composite is blank from April through October, so it is not printed. The water column is precipitation, which includes the water equivalent of snow. We did not find a Destination Toronto tipping page we could open on 14 November 2026, so there is no tipping percentage on this sheet.

Month by month

The highest average daily high is 27.0°C in July. The lowest average daily low is -6.7°C in January. The heaviest month in the water column is June at 81.6 mm, and the lightest is March at 52.8 mm. These sentences only restate the table. They are not a ranking of the best month to go.

Station composite: Toronto (City), 112.5 m. Not Toronto Pearson. Averages for 1991-2020. Elevation: 112.5 m. The rule runs from that month’s average low to its average high, on this station’s own scale. The black bar under the water figure is that month against the wettest month here.
MonthHigh °CLow °CLow to highPrecipitation (mm)
January-0.3-6.764.6
February0.6-6.053.9
March5.1-1.852.8
April11.73.978.0
May18.810.076.4
June24.215.381.6
July27.018.176.5
August26.117.771.9
September22.013.869.4
October14.67.769.1
November8.12.370.8
December2.6-2.757.8

Environment and Climate Change Canada 1991–2020 climate normals for this composite station. The rainfall element is blank for April, May, June, July, August, September, October, so it is not printed. The water column is precipitation, which includes the water equivalent of snow. Quality codes: maximum temperature A, precipitation C. Source: ECCC Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, TORONTO (CITY). As of 2026-11-14.

The facts, in sentences

Plugs and voltage

The IEC world-plugs list shows Canada at 120 volts and 60 hertz, with plug type A and B.

IEC World Plugs. As of 14 November 2026.

Driving side

The Government of Canada's settling-in page says you must drive on the right-hand side of the road. It also says traffic laws are generally similar across the country and that some rules vary by province or territory.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Driving in Canada. As of 14 November 2026.

Tap water

CDC's traveler page for Canada, last reviewed 8 October 2026, does not say whether tap water is safe or unsafe. It says food and water standards vary by destination and by what you are doing, and it points readers to CDC's food and water precautions. This page does not turn that into medical advice.

CDC Travelers' Health, Canada. As of 14 November 2026.

Currency

ISO 4217 lists the currency name Canadian Dollar and the code CAD for Canada.

ISO 4217 currency list (SIX). As of 14 November 2026.

Time zone

IANA's zone1970.tab comment for America/Toronto is Eastern time for Ontario and Quebec, most areas. Toronto is in Ontario.

IANA tzdb zone1970.tab, America/Toronto. As of 14 November 2026.

Entry requirements

IRCC's own check for a visa or an eTA. We do not restate the result. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Official entry requirements. Checked 14 November 2026. We do not rewrite the rule.

Hotels, tours, and a plug

Hotel and tour links stay off until a partner ID is set in the site config. They are not affiliate links today. The adapter search is an Amazon link with tag thetravelfact-20.Affiliate disclosure.

ViatorTours. ID empty, so there is no outbound link.
ExpediaHotels. ID empty, so there is no outbound link.
Booking.comHotels. ID empty, so there is no outbound link.
TravelpayoutsNetwork. ID empty, so there is no outbound link.

Travel adapter for Toronto. A search, not a product we chose. Match the plug type on this page before you buy.

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