Canada’s Top 10 cities for weather

Senior climatologist David Phillips of Environment Canada crowns the cities with the best, or worst, weather conditions:

Weather condition city* annual average

1. Warmest year-round: Chilliwack, B.C. 10.5° C

2. Coldest year-round: Iqaluit -9.8° C

3. Lowest snowfall: Victoria 44 cm

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4. Fewest freezing days: Vancouver 46 days

5. Wettest: Prince Rupert, B.C. 2,594 mm rain

6. Driest: Whitehorse 267 mm rain

7. Most thunderstorms: Windsor, Ont. 33 days

8. Least fog: Penticton, B.C. 2 days

9. Windiest: St. John’s, Nfld. 23 km/h

10. Most sunny days: Calgary 333 days

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