TORONTO CITY GUIDE
CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURE
Toronto has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The warmest months are July and August, the coldest months are January and February. Summer is usually the wettest season.
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| -1.1 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 11.3 | 18.5 | 23.5 | 26.4 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 13.8 | 7.4 | 1.8 |
| -7.3 | -6.3 | -2 | 3.8 | 9.9 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 13.2 | 7.3 | 2.2 | -4 |
Fahrenheit, Average High and Low
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| 30 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| 19 | 21 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 25 |
SAFETY AND HEALTH
Toronto is a quite large city and safe especially compared to large cities in United States. The Toronto downtown area and most of surrounding suburbs are quite safe. Neighborhoods to be a little bit more careful in is Jane-Finch, Regent Park, Parkdale and Morningside Avenue. Some parks such as Allan Gardens and Trinity Bellwoods should be avoided during night time.
In case of emergency (police, fire, ambulance) please call 911. Toronto has a large population of homeless people but occassions of violence or aggressive behavior is rare. Some other friendly advice would be to be especially careful when getting off the streetcars running in the city. Tap water in Toronto is perfectly fine to drink.
TIME DIFFERENCE
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| +5 hours | +8 hours | +12 hours | -3 hours | Same timezone |
POPULATION
The whole metropolitan area of Toronto has a population of around 5,5 million people, the population in the city of Toronto is a little bit over 2,5 million people. A large percentage, close to 50 percent of the residents, were born in other countries than Canada.
AREAS
The Greater Toronto area is the most populous metropolitan area in Canada. The area consists of the City of Toronto and four regional municipalities, the Regional Municipalities; Durham, Halton, Peel, and York.
CURRENCY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The currency used in Canada is the Canadian Dollar. There are 5 different coins used: 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, 1 dollar and 2 dollar. There are 5 different bills: 5 dollars, 10 dollars, 20 dollars, 50 dollars, and 100 dollars.
Place to exchange currency are available at the international airport as well as banks and currency exchange outlets located around the city
ELECTRICITY/VOLTAGE
110 volts AC, 60Hz; flat two-pin plugs are standard.