When to go · Whitby
Whitby, month by month
The best months for Whitby: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, lake wind).-1 °C / -8 °C, 10 rain days30 °F / 18 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, lake wind).0 °C / -8 °C, 9 rain days32 °F / 18 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across Canada: Late ski season; sugar shacks in Québec open for maple season.5 °C / -4 °C, 10 rain days41 °F / 25 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across Canada: Thaw and mud; Rockies trails still snowy; Vancouver cherry blossoms.12 °C / 2 °C, 11 rain days54 °F / 36 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGreatInside Whitby's best window: May–Oct.18 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days64 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Whitby's best window: May–Oct.23 °C / 13 °C, 10 rain days73 °F / 55 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Whitby's best window: May–Oct.26 °C / 16 °C, 9 rain days79 °F / 61 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Whitby's best window: May–Oct.25 °C / 16 °C, 9 rain days77 °F / 61 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Whitby's best window: May–Oct.21 °C / 12 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 54 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Whitby's best window: May–Oct.14 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days57 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across Canada: Grey shoulder season; many seasonal businesses in parks close.7 °C / 1 °C, 11 rain days45 °F / 34 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across Canada: Christmas markets and ski openings; winter tyres required on many BC highways.1 °C / -5 °C, 11 rain days34 °F / 23 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday