Living in Peterborough

In Peterborough, tenants pay an average rent of €962 a month (2025) and unemployment is 14.7% (2021).

For Peterborough, monthly precipitation was 66.5 mm in January and 69.1 mm in July. The city covered 64.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,291.8 people per km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1022 sources

Population83,651people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Peterborough (Census subdivision 3515014)

Median gross salary3,203EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent961.5EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate14.7%country median 8.4% — 75% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime5,368offences per 100,000country median 4,873 — 10% aboveIndependent source · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean3.27µg/m³country median 3.6 — 10% belowOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

Higher unemployment than 95% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 76% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Peterborough?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CanadaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Peterborough.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

25.7% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁹Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	25.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Dwellings	38,006 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	35,977 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	958.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	961.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision¹Official
Recorded property crimes	4,561 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁷Official

Is Peterborough a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–54%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–60%

Student33%strong on cost, weak on education · range 23–43%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–59%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–69%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 14.7% in May 2021.

What is the typical salary in Peterborough?

The median gross salary is about 3,203 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 3,203 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹²
Median gross salary (regional): 2,222 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²¹

What is the unemployment rate in Peterborough?

The unemployment rate is 14.7 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Peterborough is 14.7%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Peterborough 14.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	48.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Median gross salary	3,203 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,222 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²¹Official
Unemployment rate	14.7 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Peterborough?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,456of €2,492 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,492
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €962
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,456

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Peterborough. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Safety

How safe is Peterborough?

Police recorded 5,368 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 5,368 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²²

Recorded crime across major citiesPeterborough highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Peterborough5,368

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,368 offences per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²²Independent
Recorded violent crimes	1,393 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	1.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Workers commuting by public transport	3.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Workers walking to work	7.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Nearest airport	YPQ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	9.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Peterborough. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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For newcomers to Canada.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Peterborough.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −7.6°C in January and 19.7°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 3.27 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Peterborough?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.27 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.53.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM109WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4.9WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Peterborough is 3.3 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Peterborough 3.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.85 µg/m³country median 7.0	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.27 µg/m³country median 3.6	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -2.6 · Feb -1.8 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 11.6 · May 19.3 · Jun 24 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 0.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — PETERBOROUGH A, 1991-2020⁴Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -12.8 · Feb -12.8 · Mar -7.1 · Apr -0.3 · May 5.6 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 11.7 · Sep 7.3 · Oct 2 · Nov -2.9 · Dec -8.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — PETERBOROUGH A, 1991-2020⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -7.6 · Feb -7.3 · Mar -1.5 · Apr 5.7 · May 12.5 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 8 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -3.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — PETERBOROUGH A, 1991-2020⁴Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 66.5 · Feb 42.3 · Mar 53.6 · Apr 72.7 · May 79.4 · Jun 87.8 · Jul 69.1 · Aug 77.6 · Sep 75.7 · Oct 74.7 · Nov 76.3 · Dec 64.1 mm	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — PETERBOROUGH A, 1991-2020⁴Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Peterborough?

The published population was 83,651 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Peterborough (Census subdivision 3515014)¹⁶

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 3,315 is not 9.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	64.76 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
City area	64.4 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Peterborough, CSD 3515008)¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	9.66 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Foreign residents	3,315 people	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.¹⁸Official
Population density	1,292 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.¹⁸Official
Population	83,651 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Peterborough (Census subdivision 3515014)¹⁶Official
Population covered by crime statistics	145,756 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁷Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

73,941

78,814

83,687

88,560

87,55220012005200920152022

Population rose 16.8% between 2001 and 2022, from 74,949 to 87,552.

International community in Peterborough

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	7,875	100.0%
Europe	3,360	42.7%
Asia	2,780	35.3%
United Kingdom	1,695	21.5%
Americas	1,250	15.9%
United States of America	575	7.3%
India	545	6.9%
Other places of birth in Europe	455	5.8%
Africa	420	5.3%
Philippines	385	4.9%
China	305	3.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	290	3.7%
Syria	285	3.6%
Germany	275	3.5%
Netherlands	245	3.1%
Other places of birth in Americas	225	2.9%
Korea, South	220	2.8%
Other places of birth in Asia	220	2.8%
Other places of birth in Africa	210	2.7%
Viet Nam	195	2.5%
Pakistan	160	2.0%
Italy	120	1.5%
Jamaica	105	1.3%
Afghanistan	105	1.3%
Colombia	90	1.1%
Sri Lanka	90	1.1%
Mexico	80	1.0%
Nigeria	70	0.9%
South Africa, Republic of	70	0.9%
Guyana	65	0.8%
Egypt	65	0.8%
Oceania and other places of birth	65	0.8%
Trinidad and Tobago	60	0.8%
Iran	60	0.8%
Portugal	50	0.6%
Romania	50	0.6%
Iraq	50	0.6%
Hong Kong	50	0.6%
Bangladesh	50	0.6%
Greece	45	0.6%
Hungary	40	0.5%
Brazil	35	0.4%
Croatia	25	0.3%
Russian Federation	25	0.3%
France	20	0.3%
Lebanon	20	0.3%
Turkey	20	0.3%
Taiwan	20	0.3%
Peru	15	0.2%
Serbia	15	0.2%
Haiti	10	0.1%
Ethiopia	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	81,600	100.0%
Canadian citizens	78,285	95.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	64,305	78.8%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	13,970	17.1%
Not Canadian citizens	3,315	4.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	82,405	100.0%
Single responses	81,395	98.8%
Official languages	78,745	95.6%
English	78,520	95.3%
Non-official languages	2,650	3.2%
Non-Indigenous languages	2,650	3.2%
Indo-European languages	1,280	1.6%
Multiple responses	1,015	1.2%
English and non-official language(s)	865	1.0%
Indo-Iranian languages	770	0.9%
Indo-Aryan languages	625	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Afro-Asiatic languages	325	0.4%
Semitic languages	315	0.4%
Sino-Tibetan languages	305	0.4%
Arabic	305	0.4%
Chinese languages	295	0.4%
Italic (Romance) languages	235	0.3%
French	225	0.3%
Mandarin	210	0.3%
Balto-Slavic languages	190	0.2%
Slavic languages	185	0.2%
Dravidian languages	170	0.2%
Austronesian languages	165	0.2%
Gujarati	165	0.2%
Hindi	165	0.2%
Korean	165	0.2%
Iranian languages	150	0.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages	145	0.2%
Spanish	145	0.2%
English and French	125	0.2%
Vietnamese	120	0.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	120	0.1%
Polish	115	0.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	110	0.1%
Urdu	85	0.1%
Persian languages	80	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	75	0.1%
Malayalam	65	0.1%
Tamil	60	0.1%
Kurdish	55	0.1%
Russian	50	0.1%
Bengali	50	0.1%
Sign languages	45	0.1%
American Sign Language	45	0.1%
Portuguese	45	0.1%
Telugu	40	0.0%
Iranian Persian	40	0.0%
Germanic languages	35	0.0%
Cebuano	30	0.0%
High German languages	30	0.0%
German	30	0.0%
Dari	30	0.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)	25	0.0%
Albanian	25	0.0%
Italian	25	0.0%
Romanian	20	0.0%
Uralic languages	15	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	15	0.0%
Greek	15	0.0%
Marathi	15	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	15	0.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages	10	0.0%
Tibetan	10	0.0%
Turkic languages	10	0.0%
Turkish	10	0.0%
Hungarian	10	0.0%
French and non-official language(s)	10	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	10	0.0%
Cushitic languages	10	0.0%
Somali	10	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Ilocano	10	0.0%
Kannada	10	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	10	0.0%
Nepali	10	0.0%
Pashto	10	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Shona	5	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	5	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	5	0.0%
Thai	5	0.0%
Finnish	5	0.0%
Indigenous languages	5	0.0%
Algonquian languages	5	0.0%
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	5	0.0%
Ojibway languages	5	0.0%
Hebrew	5	0.0%
Tigrigna	5	0.0%
Creole languages	5	0.0%
Krio	5	0.0%
Bulgarian	5	0.0%
Czech	5	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	5	0.0%
Serbian	5	0.0%
Afrikaans	5	0.0%
Dutch	5	0.0%
Konkani	5	0.0%
Sindhi	5	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	12.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Households	35,980 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Labour force participation rate	57.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Median age	43.2 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Peterborough

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Maple Ridge as a Peterborough alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3368 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 22.5% Maple Ridge vs 9.7% Peterborough+133%
Nearest airport: 27.6 km Maple Ridge vs 9.2 km Peterborough+200%
Unemployment: 6.7% Maple Ridge vs 14.7% Peterborough−54%
Median gross pay, region: €2,854 Maple Ridge vs €2,222 Peterborough+28%
Median gross pay, city: €3,758 Maple Ridge vs €3,203 Peterborough+17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,943 (2025) Maple Ridge vs 5,368 (2024) Peterboroughno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 2.7 µg/m³ Maple Ridge vs 3.3 µg/m³ Peterborough−18%

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Peterborough?

The published population was 83,651 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Peterborough (Census subdivision 3515014).

Is the air quality good in Peterborough?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is Peterborough?

Police recorded 5,368 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the typical salary in Peterborough?

The median gross salary is about 3,203 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Peterborough?

The unemployment rate is 14.7 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Peterborough?

The median gross salary is 2,222 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Peterborough a good place to live?

Peterborough may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Europe live in Peterborough?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,360 people (42.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca · checked 2026-10-08
Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-12
Canadian Climate Normals — PETERBOROUGH A, 1991-2020 Canadian Climate Normals · climate.weather.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-26
Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
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