Climate varies considerably across the continent, although all parts of Canada receive measurable amounts of snowfall in the winter. In the southern interior of British Columbia and in the high Arctic, semi-desert and desert climates prevail, while the coastal regions of British Columbia are classified as Rain Forest. Weather conditions in capital and major Canadian cities are as follows:
| Snowfall (cm) | Total Precipitation (either snow or rain) |
Number of days per year with precipitation | |
| Atlantic Canada | |||
| St. John's NF | 322.1 | 1,482 | 217 |
| Charlottetown PEI | 338.7 | 1,201 | 177 |
| Halifax NS | 261.4 | 1,474 | 170 |
| Fredericton NB | 294.5 | 1,131 | 156 |
| Québec | |||
| Québec City QC | 337.0 | 1,208 | 178 |
| Montréal QC | 21 4.2 | 941 | 162 |
| Ontario | |||
| Ottawa ON | 221.5 | 911 | 159 |
| Toronto ON | 135.0 | 819 | 139 |
| The West | |||
| Winnipeg MB | 114.8 | 504 | 119 |
| Regina SK | 107.4 | 364 | 109 |
| Edmonton AB | 129.6 | 461 | 123 |
| Calgary AB | 135.4 | 399 | 111 |
| British Columbia | |||
| Vancouver BC | 54.9 | 1,167 | 164 |
| Victoria BC | 46.9 | 858 | 153 |
| The North | |||
| Whitehorse YT | 145.2 | 269 | 122 |
| Yellowknife NWT | 143.9 | 267 | 118 |
International Comparisons:
| Snowfall (cm) | Total Precipitation (either snow or rain) |
Number of days per year with precipitation | |
| Beijing, China | 30 | 623 | 66 |
| London, England | 594 | 107 | |
| Cairo, Egypt | 22 | 5 | |
| Capetown, S. Africa | 652 | 95 | |
| London, England | |||
| Los Angeles, USA | 373 | 39 | |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 726 | 133 | |
| Moscow, Russia | 161 | 575 | 181 |
| New Delhi, India | 715 | 47 | |
| Paris, France | 585 | 164 | |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1,093 | 131 | |
| Rome, Italy | 749 | 76 | |
| Sydney, Australia | 1,205 | 152 | |
| Tokyo, Japan | 20 | 1,563 | 104 |
| Washington, USA | 42 | 991 | 112 |