Toronto in winter is honestly cold — the downtown January normal high is −0.3°C, and the downtown wind-chill record for 1953–1969 bottoms out at −37 — but the city has built a real culture around it. The PATH keeps 200,000 commuters underground and warm, more than 50 outdoor City rink locations open from late November to March with every drop-in session free, and the Distillery District turns into a Christmas market people queue for. This guide covers Toronto in winter month by month, plus the climate numbers that matter, the skating rules, the underground network, the snow-route parking ban, and what to put on your feet.
Toronto in winter: month-by-month overview
| Month | Avg high °C / °F | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| December | 2.6 / 36.7 | Christmas markets, holiday lights, ice skating opens |
| January | -0.3 / 31.5 | Coldest month, Winterlicious, polar vortex risk |
| February | 0.6 / 33.1 | Family Day weekend, days lengthening, shoulder season |
Plan for four months, not three. November is functionally winter here — normal high 8.1°C, 7.3 cm of snow — and the clocks go back on 1 November 2026, dropping sunset from 6:11 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. overnight. Visitors under-pack for November more than any other month; the fall guide covers it.
The Toronto winter climate, in real numbers
Two weather stations matter and they disagree. Environment and Climate Change Canada’s downtown station (The Annex) reflects what a visitor near Yonge Street experiences; Pearson, inland, averages overnight lows 2.1 to 2.4°C below downtown’s from September to November, because downtown gets the lake plus the urban heat island. The downtown table below uses the 1991–2020 Climate Normals for temperature, precipitation and snowfall; the sunshine rows come from the older 1981–2010 normals, and the wind-chill record covers 1953 to 1969.
| Downtown (The Annex) | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily max °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 2.6 (36.7) | −0.3 (31.5) | 0.6 (33.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | −0.1 (31.8) | −3.5 (25.7) | −2.7 (27.1) |
| Mean daily min °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | −2.7 (27.1) | −6.7 (19.9) | −6.0 (21.2) |
| Record low to 2020 °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −32.8 (−27.0) | −31.7 (−25.1) |
| Record low wind chill (1953–1969) | −17 | −34 | −37 | −34 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70.8 | 57.8 | 64.6 | 53.9 |
| Snowfall cm (in) | 7.3 (2.9) | 25.9 (10.2) | 34.7 (13.7) | 28.8 (11.3) |
| Snowy days ≥0.2 cm | 3.0 | 7.0 | 11.3 | 8.4 |
| Sunshine hours (month, 1981–2010) | 88.9 | 78.1 | 85.9 | 111.3 |
| Sunshine hours (per day, 1981–2010) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| Daylight, mid-month | 9h 42m | 8h 56m | 9h 17m | 10h 30m |
Under the 1981–2010 normals, downtown collected 121.5 cm (47.8 in) a year across 40.9 snowy days — snow falls often, rarely in bulk. Our weather guide runs the full calendar.
The darkness is the real shock, not the cold
Even after the clocks go back, the sun still sets at about 5:10 p.m. on 1 November 2026; the run of sunsets before 5 p.m. starts later in the month and carries on through December. The earliest sunsets come in early December, before the solstice. The solstice itself has the least daylight, yet by then sunset is already creeping later, and the latest sunrises land around New Year’s.
The sunshine figure explains how December actually feels: 78.1 hours in the whole month, 2.5 hours a day, 28% of what is possible. The sun is above the horizon for nine hours and shining for under three.
Plan around it. Put anything view-dependent — the CN Tower, the Islands, a ravine walk — between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and save museums, the PATH and floodlit skating for the dark half. Nathan Phillips Square at 6 p.m. in December beats noon, because the illuminated arches are the whole point. February is the payoff: between the 1st and the 28th it gains about 1 hour 15 minutes of daylight, and sunset is around 6:05 p.m. by month’s end.
December: holiday season
Weather
Downtown normals are a high of 2.6°C and a low of −2.7°C, with 25.9 cm of snow over about seven snowy days. This is the darkest month, with the earliest sunsets of the year.
December activities and events
Distillery Winter Village — The Distillery District at 55 Mill St. becomes a European-style market from 12 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. Entry is free all day Monday to Wednesday until 13 December and at any other unticketed time. Tickets, from $16 plus HST and a service charge, are needed on opening night, from 4 p.m. Friday to Sunday, from 4 p.m. on Thursdays in December, and from 4 p.m. every day from 14 to 31 December. Go on a Monday-to-Wednesday evening before mid-December; the cobblestones are shoulder-to-shoulder on Saturdays. See our Distillery Christmas Market guide.
Cavalcade of Lights — Confirmed for 2026. Opening night at Nathan Phillips Square brings the official tree lighting, live performances and fireworks, on the final weekend of November; check the City’s Cavalcade of Lights page for the date. After that, the square stays lit through the holidays, with free skating under the arches.
Toronto Christmas Pavilion at the CNE Grounds — Holiday programming and family events at Exhibition Place; dates shift yearly. The Christmas Tradition at Casa Loma decorates the castle at 1 Austin Terrace with themed evening programming — Dupont or St. Clair West stations, and more in our Casa Loma guide. For music, look at the December programme of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, whose home is Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.
Boxing Day (26 December) — The traditional post-Christmas sale day. The Toronto Eaton Centre and the outlet malls are mob scenes. Arrive before 9 a.m. or skip it.
New Year’s Eve at Nathan Phillips Square — Free City celebration with music and fireworks. Running times, and whether the TTC offers free late service, were not confirmed for 2026-27.
Niagara Winter Festival of Lights — 14 November 2026 to 10 January 2027, free, across Queen Victoria Park, the Niagara Parkway, Dufferin Islands and Clifton Hill. The strongest winter day trip out of the city.
January: deep cold
Weather
The coldest month: normal high −0.3°C, normal low −6.7°C, 34.7 cm of snow across about 11 snowy days — the snowiest month in the downtown normals. Polar vortex intrusions push the city well below normal for several days most winters. Environment and Climate Change Canada issues an Extreme Cold Warning when temperature or wind chill is forecast to hit −30 for two hours or more; frostbite risk starts around −10 wind chill and becomes a minutes-not-hours problem at −28. The evenings do start drawing out as the month goes on.
January activities and events
Winterlicious — Runs 29 January to 11 February 2027, with three-course prix-fixe menus; more than 240 restaurants took part in 2026, so check the City’s participant list for 2027. Menus are priced in tiers from $20 to $55 at lunch and $25 to $75 at dinner, before drinks, tax and gratuity, and reservations for the good rooms go fast. See our Winterlicious guide.
Niagara Icewine Festival — Three weekends in Niagara-on-the-Lake in mid-to-late January, with street galas and winery tastings. Lunar New Year opens the Year of the Goat in early February 2027; the Eaton Centre, Chinatown‘s business association, Pacific Mall in Markham and the City’s community centres each post their own programme, so check them closer to the date. The Toronto International Boat Show takes the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place from 16 to 24 January 2027.
January warming activities
Ice skating — Nathan Phillips Square, Skate by the Lake at Harbourfront Centre, the Bentway, plus free park rinks citywide. Details below and in our ice skating Toronto guide.
Indoor museum days — The ROM, the AGO, the Bata Shoe Museum and the Aga Khan Museum are the standard rotation. The ROM and the Bata face each other at Bloor and Queen’s Park, the easy pair on a day you want under five minutes outside at a stretch.
Tobogganing — The City’s designated hills peak now: Riverdale Park East, Christie Pits, Withrow Park, Earl Bales. Nobody rents sleds; pick up a cheap plastic toboggan at a hardware store.
Cross-country skiing — Earl Bales, High Park and Tommy Thompson Park see tracks when snow depth allows, but city cover is unreliable. For guaranteed grooming, leave town.
Hot food and drink culture
Hot chocolate is close to a competitive sport here. Start at SOMA Chocolatemaker, 32 Tank House Lane in the Distillery. Order the Mayan, which is small, thick and spiked with chilli, rather than a mug-sized one. Warming cocktails turn up on almost every serious bar list from December onward; the cocktail rooms do them properly, the pubs generally do not.
February: lengthening days
Weather
Normals of 0.6°C high and −6.0°C low, with 28.8 cm of snow. Milder than January on paper and usually not in practice: February is the windiest month of the Toronto winter, and the coldest week of the season lands here about as often as in January. But sunset reaches 5:47 p.m. by mid-month and sunshine jumps to 111.3 hours.
February activities and events
Family Day, Monday 15 February 2027 — An Ontario statutory holiday, which makes it a long weekend. Museums, Casa Loma and the Ontario Science Centre run special programming; book restaurants and timed-entry attractions ahead.
Winter Stations at Woodbine Beach — Outdoor art installed around the lifeguard stands on a frozen beach; check the Winter Stations site for the 2027 dates and theme. Worth the trip: a snowy Woodbine Beach with sculpture on it is the most distinctive thing Toronto does in February.
Black History Month — Free programming all month at Harbourfront Centre, Yonge-Dundas Square and neighbourhood venues, alongside the Toronto African International Film Festival in late February. Winterlicious usually continues into the first days of the month.
Last winter activities
February is when Toronto in winter starts hinting at spring. The first 10°C day gets treated like a public holiday, a few patio tables appear on a Saturday afternoon, and everyone overdresses for a week afterward out of habit. What follows is in the spring guide.
Ice skating: how it actually works
The City runs more than 50 outdoor rink locations in a typical season. Outdoor artificial-ice rinks generally open in late November and close in March; indoor arenas run into late March or April. Three rules change how you plan:
- All City drop-in skating is free. Indoor and outdoor, every location, no ticket and no reservation. Most sites have change rooms and lockers.
- Skate rentals are available at Nathan Phillips Square; ask about the rental price at the rink. Elsewhere, plan on bringing your own skates.
- The free Skate Lending Library, run with Desjardins at select locations, lends skates, helmets and skating aids at no charge without a reservation. If you are travelling with kids, this is the answer.
Everyone on the ice must wear skates. CSA-approved helmets are required for figure skating at age six and for leisure skating at six and under; shinny players 18 and younger and all ringette players need a CSA-approved hockey helmet with a visor or full cage. Shinny rules are strict: no goalies, no body contact, no slap shots, one puck, own gear. The City also programs a 2SLGBTQ+ skate and a family skate for participants with disabilities, with aids and sledges available.
Rinks close after heavy snowfall for clearing and on warm days when the ice softens, so check the City’s leisure skating page or call 311 before crossing town. Skating is not permitted on Grenadier Pond, the Islands lagoons or the inner harbour, however solid they look.
The rinks worth crossing town for
Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St W — the famous one, under the arches, near Queen station, and it rents skates.
The Bentway Skate Trail — a 220-metre figure-eight trail under the Gardiner, which has hosted commissioned art installations in past winters. Check The Bentway’s site for the 2026-27 season dates and rental prices.
Skate by the Lake at Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W — skyline and lake on two sides. Check Harbourfront Centre’s skate page for the season’s dates, admission and any DJ nights.
Neighbourhood rinks — Trinity Bellwoods, Greenwood Park, Riverdale Park East, Barbara Ann Scott at College Park. Free, empty on a weekday afternoon, and a truer picture of how the city uses winter.
The PATH: 30 km of downtown without a coat
The Toronto PATH underground is more than 30 kilometres of mostly-underground walkway, free and public: 3.7 million square feet of retail, roughly 1,200 restaurants, shops and services, about $1.7 billion in annual sales, 4,600 jobs. More than 75 buildings connect, including six subway stations, nine hotels and Union Station. Around 200,000 people use it on a business day.
It runs from Waterpark Place on Queens Quay north to Atrium on Bay at Dundas, and from the Entertainment District across to Yonge Street, linking the Hockey Hall of Fame, Roy Thomson Hall, Scotiabank Arena, the Eaton Centre, City Hall and Metro Hall. The CN Tower, Ripley’s Aquarium and Rogers Centre connect by the SkyWalk from Union — indoors, but not the PATH proper.
Here is the fact nobody tells visitors: the PATH is not centrally operated. Each segment belongs to the building it runs through, and roughly 35 corporations own pieces of it. That is why hours are inconsistent, why signage changes when you cross a property line, and above all why large sections shut on evenings and weekends. A route that works at 1 p.m. on a Wednesday can be a locked door at 8 p.m. on a Sunday.
One correction: the colour-coded compass signs that went up in the early 1990s — red south, orange west, blue north, yellow east — are gone, replaced by landmark-and-neighbourhood signage designed in 2018 and installed across the network by 2024. Older guidebooks still say to follow the coloured letters. Follow building and neighbourhood names instead, and download the map first; signal is patchy down there.
What to wear during Toronto in winter
Toronto’s cold is a wind-chill cold, not a still, dry cold, and February winds average in the low 30s km/h. That reorders the priorities: the windproof shell matters more than the thickness of what is under it.
Three layers below −5: a merino or synthetic base (never cotton), a fleece or down mid-layer, and a windproof, waterproof shell reaching at least mid-thigh. A jacket that ends at the waist exposes your lower back every time you sit on a streetcar seat.
Footwear is where trips get ruined. Waterproof boots with a lugged rubber sole, ideally rated to −25 or −32. Suede and leather sneakers are destroyed by road salt within a week and give you nothing on refrozen slush. During a freeze-thaw stretch — common in December and February — slip-on ice cleats fold into a pocket and are worth every cent.
Accessories that do real work: a toque, a neck gaiter or balaclava, insulated mittens rather than gloves, wool socks, and hand warmers for long stretches outdoors.
The under-covered problem is overheating indoors. The subway, the PATH and most restaurants run hot, and a single enormous parka you cannot partly remove will make a museum day miserable. Layers that come off in ten seconds beat one heavy coat. Full checklist in our season-by-season packing list.
Winter safety, snow clearing and the snow-route parking ban
Black ice and streetcar tracks
The City’s winter safety guidance is short. On black ice or hydroplaning, do not brake — ease off the accelerator and steer smoothly in the direction you want to go.
Streetcar tracks get flagged specifically: they ice over even when the surrounding pavement is clear, because embedded steel holds cold and sheds salt. Cyclists should walk bikes across or cross at a right angle, and pedestrians in smooth soles should do the same. Queen, King, Dundas, College and Spadina are all track-heavy, and the intersection crossings are where people go down.
How fast Toronto clears snow
| Surface | Plowing triggered at | Max plow operating time |
|---|---|---|
| Expressways (DVP, Gardiner) | 2.5 cm | 2 hours |
| Major roads, transit routes, hills | 5 cm | 6 hours |
| Collector roads | 8 cm | 8 hours |
| Local and residential streets | 8 cm | 14 hours |
| Sidewalks, bus stops, crossovers | 2 cm | 12 hours |
| Cycling infrastructure | 2 cm | 8 hours |
Under 2 cm, the adjacent resident or business clears the sidewalk within 12 hours. At 2 cm or more, City crews take over all public sidewalks — about 12 hours per pass, continuing up to 72 hours after a severe storm — and roughly 98% are now cleared mechanically. A Tuesday storm is a Tuesday problem and mostly a Wednesday memory.
The Major Snow Storm Condition parking ban
If you have a rental car, remember this paragraph. When the City declares a Major Snow Storm Condition, parking is banned on designated snow routes — mostly downtown, and including every streetcar route. Cars left in the way are towed, so on top of any ticket you have to find the pound and pay the tow. It is the most expensive mistake a visitor can make in a Toronto winter.
Ontario does not mandate winter tires the way Quebec does; the City’s wording is “consider using snow tires.” Between the ban, the tires and year-round parking costs, our advice matches our guide to renting a car in Toronto: for a downtown winter trip, don’t. Use the TTC.
Warming centres
The City opens warming centres when the forecast hits −5°C or colder, or on any winter weather warning — not −15, as is often reported. They open around 5 p.m., run 24 hours, are pet-friendly and walk-in, at five fixed sites: 81 Elizabeth St., 349 George St., 885 Scarborough Golf Club Rd., 12 Holmes Ave. and 136 Spadina Rd. Surge sites at Cecil Community Centre and Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre open at −15°C.
Skiing, tubing and cross-country near Toronto
Toronto is flat, so downhill means driving. Day-ticket prices vary by hill and date, so check each resort’s own site before you set off.
Glen Eden (Milton) — six lifts, 17 slopes and freestyle terrain. Weekend courtesy shuttle. Best for a half-day or a first-timer.
Blue Mountain (Collingwood) — Ontario’s largest mountain resort, owned by Alterra Mountain Company and on the Ikon Pass. For 2026-27 the adult (ages 23–64) 5×7 pass is $389 and the 5×7 XL $699 if bought by 15 October; the 5×7 covers weekdays 9 a.m.–9 p.m. and weekends 3:30 p.m.–9 p.m., with holiday blackouts. See our Blue Mountain day trip guide.
Horseshoe Resort (Barrie) — just over an hour north, with 28 alpine runs, 30 km of groomed Nordic trails, snow tubing, fat biking and snowshoeing. The best pick if your group is split between downhill and cross-country. Hockley Valley and Dagmar are smaller and quieter alternatives for intermediates dodging Blue Mountain’s weekend lift lines. Mansfield, Craigleith and Osler Bluff turn up in searches but are private clubs with no public day tickets.
Cross-country and snowshoeing
Albion Hills Conservation Park (TRCA, 16500 Regional Rd 50, Caledon) publishes its 2026 cross-country ski fees. Trail fees plus HST: $19.70 adult 14–64, $16.00 senior 65+ or student, $11.70 child 4–13, free under 4, $51.25 family. Rentals $23.95 adult, $16.00 child. The 2026 season ran 2 January to 22 March, the ski pass covers park entry, and winter fat biking is Black Trail only.
Scenic Caves (Collingwood) has a 12 km snowshoe trail network with access to its suspension bridge, plus guided night hikes and equipment rentals on site. One myth to bust — the ice caves themselves close in winter and spring for safety.
Costs and crowds: why winter is the value season
Mid-January through mid-February is the cheapest stretch of the entire Toronto travel year — nothing competes, not November, not March. The holiday spike ends in the first week of January, Family Day has not arrived, no festival draws a crowd, and hotels quoting peak rates in July want your business badly in the last week of January. The exceptions are predictable: Christmas week and New Year’s, Distillery market weekends through December, and the Family Day long weekend.
Budget for the Municipal Accommodation Tax, 6% as of 1 August 2026, down from a temporary 8.5% that ended 31 July 2026, with HST on top. It applies to hotels and short-term rentals booked in blocks of four hours or more. The rest is in our Toronto travel budget guide.
The crowd advantage is real at ticketed attractions. The CN Tower, Ripley’s Aquarium, Casa Loma and the ROM on a Tuesday in late January are a different experience from July — short queues, no timed-entry scramble, staff with time to talk. Our best time to visit Toronto guide weighs that against what you give up.
Where to stay during Toronto in winter
Winter is Toronto’s lowest-cost hotel season by a distance. Christmas week runs higher; the rest is the best value on the calendar. See our where to stay in Toronto guide for the neighbourhood breakdown.
Book a PATH connection
In winter this outranks almost every other criterion. A direct PATH link means reaching Union Station, the Eaton Centre, hundreds of restaurants and six subway stations without a coat. The Fairmont Royal York (100 Front St W) connects to Union through the PATH; with any other hotel, ask whether it has a direct PATH link before you book.
With the caveat above: those tunnels work best on weekday daytimes. If your plan is late dinners and Sunday wandering, being a short walk from King West, Queen West or Ossington matters more.
Practical tips for Toronto in winter
Salt and slush
The City runs a formal Salt Management Plan — brine pre-treatment, calibrated spreaders, five road weather stations. Good for traction, ruinous for leather. Boots outside, dress shoes in a bag; the white tidemark does not come out easily.
Snow days and daylight
Schedule outdoor sightseeing for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. from late November to mid-January; the last hour before a 4:41 p.m. sunset is thin grey light, not golden hour. In a storm, above-ground transit slows — Line 2’s outdoor sections, the streetcars and the surface buses all take longer. Add buffer time rather than cancelling, and check service alerts before leaving. Toronto does not shut down for 10 cm.
The Islands still run
Ferries operate year-round from the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, but the winter schedule — mid-October to mid-April — serves Ward’s Island only. The Centre Island and Hanlan’s Point docks close and Centreville is shut all winter. Snow on the boardwalk with the skyline across the water is among the best free things you can do here; check the schedule and dress for an exposed, windy crossing. More in our Toronto Islands guide.
Toronto in winter: questions visitors ask
Is Toronto in winter too cold to enjoy?
No, if you dress for it. Daytime highs sit around freezing in December and February and just below in January — colder than London, milder than Winnipeg or Montreal. The problem is wind chill on exposed waterfront and financial-district blocks, not ambient temperature. With a windproof shell and proper boots, a full day outside is comfortable.
When does Toronto get the most snow?
January, with a downtown 1991–2020 normal of 34.7 cm across about 11 snowy days; December averages 25.9 cm and February 28.8 cm. The older 1981–2010 normals put the annual downtown total at 121.5 cm over 40.9 snowy days — snow falls frequently, rarely in bulk.
Do I need to pay to go ice skating?
No. Every City of Toronto drop-in session is free, indoor and outdoor. Bring your own skates, rent a pair at Nathan Phillips Square, or borrow a pair free from the Skate Lending Library at select locations, no reservation needed.
Is the Christmas market worth it?
Yes, on a weekday. The Distillery in December is the best-looking place in the city and weekend crowds make it hard to see anything. Go Tuesday or Wednesday evening, eat beforehand because the food lines are long, and check the current year’s dates and ticketing, which change.
What is the cheapest time to visit Toronto?
Mid-January to mid-February. Hotel demand collapses after New Year’s and does not recover until the Family Day long weekend. The trade-off is the coldest weather and least daylight of the year, which is precisely why rates are low.
Can I get around downtown without going outside?
Largely, on a weekday. The PATH covers more than 30 km and connects 75-plus buildings, six subway stations and nine hotels. But it is owned by around 35 corporations rather than run centrally, so access depends on each building. Check before you count on it at night or at the weekend.
Should I rent a car for a winter trip?
Not for a downtown stay. Parking is expensive, and a declared Major Snow Storm Condition bans parking on snow routes including every streetcar route, with cars in the way towed. Rent for a ski day, ask the rental company whether the car has winter tires, then return it.
How short are the days, exactly?
Short. The sun still sets at about 5:10 p.m. on 1 November 2026, but from later that month through December it goes down before 5 p.m., earliest in early December. The shortest day is the 21 December solstice. December averaged 2.5 hours of actual sunshine a day under the 1981–2010 normals; February gains about 1 hour 15 minutes of daylight.
December is its own season inside the winter. From the Santa Claus Parade on 22 November to the tree lighting at Cavalcade of Lights on 28 November and the Nutcracker running through to New Year’s Eve, the city spends six weeks dressed up; on the 25th itself, check opening hours place by place. Our Christmas in Toronto guide has the 2026 dates, the free lights walk, and what is actually open on Christmas Day.
If you are driving this season, know that winter tires are not required in Ontario but make an enormous difference, that parking is banned on marked snow routes once a major storm is declared, and that the first real snowfall slows traffic right across the city. Our guide to driving and parking in Toronto covers the winter rules alongside Green P rates and the rush-hour restrictions.
The winter season starts with a party. On New Year’s Eve the city’s free celebration takes over the waterfront. For the 2025 edition that meant DJ skating, live music and ten minutes of fireworks over the harbour at midnight, with the TTC, GO Transit and UP Express free from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.; check the City’s New Year’s Eve page for this year’s programme. Our New Year’s Eve Toronto guide has the details and the alternatives.
Toronto’s ramen shops are at their best in the depths of winter, when a bowl of hot broth feels less like lunch and more like a survival strategy. The queues are longest on the first properly cold nights of the season, so go mid-afternoon or late in the evening. Our guide to the best ramen in Toronto covers the shops worth crossing town for, from Hokkaido shio to creamy chicken paitan.
Plan the rest of your Toronto winter
Winter is the cheapest time to come — our best time to visit Toronto guide explains the trade-offs, and you can compare directly with summer and fall. Pair Toronto in winter with the rest of trip planning: ice skating Toronto, Toronto PATH underground, Winterlicious, the full list of Toronto activities, and what to pack for Toronto.
Toronto in winter has its own undeniable beauty — book the holiday-decorated week, embrace the skating rinks, and you’ll see why locals love this season as much as summer.
Photo Credits
Nathan Phillips Square in winter sunshine: Happy skaters on Nathan Phillips Square, 2016 03 06 (3) (24947061113) by booledozer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
City Hall above the winter rink: Toronto Nathan Phillips Square skating rink at night (16101380134) by The City of Toronto / Jose San Juan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A streetcar beside snowbanks on Queens Quay: 511 streetcar and snowbank on Queens Quay by veggiefrog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Wooden stalls in the Distillery District: Exploring the distillery district, 2014 12 03 (2) (15754828848) by booledozer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Toronto Christmas Market: Toronto Christmas Market – panoramio by Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
