Weekly note

Canada in May

6 of the 6 destinations in Canada are in season in May: 4 a sweet spot, 2 good, 0 ok.

May is a sweet spot at 4 of these 6 places: Ottawa, Calgary, Montreal and Niagara Falls.

Ranked for May

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Ottawa sweet spot 19° 9d — 19C max, 9 rainy days
2 Toronto good 17° cool 8d — 17C max, 8 rainy days
3 Calgary sweet spot 17° cool 7d — 17C max, 7 rainy days
4 Montreal sweet spot 19° 10d — 19C max, 10 rainy days
5 Niagara Falls sweet spot 19° 10d — 19C max, 10 rainy days
6 Vancouver good 17° cool 8d £715 17C max, 8 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for May departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for May departures.

Other months for Canada

May elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Canada as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.