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
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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