Environment and Climate Change Canada's composite for the city in this product is Montreal Trudeau (Airport). Member stations in the inventory sit at 32.1 and 36.0 metres. There is no separate downtown composite in the file. The airport is not a balcony in the Plateau, and this page does not invent the difference.

Tourisme Montréal does publish a tipping figure, unlike some other Canadian cities on this site: 15% of the bill before tax for waiters, taxi drivers, and hairdressers, with smaller cash amounts for porters and housekeeping. The climate table is still the airport's.

Month by month

The highest average daily high is 26.7°C in July. The lowest average daily low is -13.5°C in January. The wettest month in the water column is October at 101.6 mm, and the lightest is February at 16.9 mm. These sentences only restate the table. They are not a ranking of the best month to go.

Station composite: Montreal Trudeau (Airport). No separate downtown composite in this normals file. Averages for 1991-2020. Elevation: 32.1–36.0 m across stations in the composite. 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.
Month	High °C	Low °C	Rainfall (mm)	Precipitation (mm)
January	-5.0	-13.5	32.8	85.8
February	-3.4	-12.4	16.9	65.5
March	2.4	-6.5	37.3	77.2
April	11.3	1.1	74.9	90.0
May	19.4	8.3	85.6	85.6
June	24.2	13.8	83.6	83.6
July	26.7	16.7	91.2	91.1
August	25.7	15.6	93.6	93.6
September	21.1	10.9	89.2	89.2
October	13.2	4.5	101.6	103.1
November	6.1	-1.7	67.4	84.2
December	-1.2	-8.7	44.2	91.9

Environment and Climate Change Canada 1991–2020 climate normals for this composite station. Rainfall is the rainfall element. Precipitation, which includes the water equivalent of snow, is the second water column. Quality codes: maximum temperature A, rainfall C, precipitation C. Source: ECCC Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, MONTREAL TRUDEAU (AIRPORT). 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

Montreal is in Quebec. IANA's comment for America/Toronto covers Ontario and Quebec, most areas. There is not a separate America/Montreal zone in zone1970.tab.

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

Tipping

Tourisme Montréal says it is customary to tip, and recommends 15% of the bill before taxes for restaurant waiters, taxi drivers, and hairdressers. Bellhops and doormen generally receive at least $2 per suitcase or service. Housekeeping is described as $1 to $2 a day.

Tourisme Montréal, practical guide. 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

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