Montreal is located in the southwest of the province of Quebec. The city proper covers most of the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. The port of Montreal lies at one end of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, which is the river gateway that stretches from the Great Lakes into the Atlantic Ocean. Montreal is defined by its location in between the St. Lawrence river on its south, and by the Rivière des Prairies on its north. The city is named after the most prominent geographical feature on the island, a three-head hill called Mount Royal, topped at 232 m above sea level.
Montreal is at the centre of the Montreal Metropolitan Community, and is bordered by the city of Laval to the north, Longueuil, St. Lambert, Brossard, and other municipalities to the south, Repentigny to the east and the West Island municipalities to the west. The anglophone enclaves of Westmount, Montreal West, Hampstead, Côte Saint-Luc, the Town of Mount Royal and the francophone enclave Montreal East are all entirely surrounded by the city of Montreal.
[edit] Climate
Montreal lies at the confluence of several climatic regions. Usually, the climate is classified as humid continental or hemiboreal (Köppen climate classification Dfb).
Montreal's summers are warm, at times hot and humid with average high temperatures of 24 - 26°C (74 - 79°F) and lows of 13 - 16°C (55 - 60°F), but temperatures frequently reach or exceed 30°C (86°F). Winter in Montreal usually brings very cold, snowy, windy, and at times, icy weather, with an average high temperature of -2 to -6°C (25 - 28°F) and lows of -10 to -15°C (6 - 13°F). However, some winter days are milder with temperatures slightly above freezing, and others below -20°C (-4°F)
Spring and fall are pleasantly mild but prone to drastic temperature changes. [46] Late season heat waves as well as "Indian summers" are a common occurrence.
The lowest temperature ever recorded was −37.8 °C (−36 °F) on January 15, 1957, and the highest temperature was 37.6 °C (100 °F) on August 1, 1975.
Annual precipitation is around 980 mm (39 in), including an average 218 cm (86 in) of snowfall, which occurs from November thru March. The city gets over 2,000 hours of sunshine annually, with summer being the sunniest, but is also the slightly wetter season.
Montreal is at the centre of the Montreal Metropolitan Community, and is bordered by the city of Laval to the north, Longueuil, St. Lambert, Brossard, and other municipalities to the south, Repentigny to the east and the West Island municipalities to the west. The anglophone enclaves of Westmount, Montreal West, Hampstead, Côte Saint-Luc, the Town of Mount Royal and the francophone enclave Montreal East are all entirely surrounded by the city of Montreal.
[edit] Climate
Montreal lies at the confluence of several climatic regions. Usually, the climate is classified as humid continental or hemiboreal (Köppen climate classification Dfb).
Montreal's summers are warm, at times hot and humid with average high temperatures of 24 - 26°C (74 - 79°F) and lows of 13 - 16°C (55 - 60°F), but temperatures frequently reach or exceed 30°C (86°F). Winter in Montreal usually brings very cold, snowy, windy, and at times, icy weather, with an average high temperature of -2 to -6°C (25 - 28°F) and lows of -10 to -15°C (6 - 13°F). However, some winter days are milder with temperatures slightly above freezing, and others below -20°C (-4°F)
Spring and fall are pleasantly mild but prone to drastic temperature changes. [46] Late season heat waves as well as "Indian summers" are a common occurrence.
The lowest temperature ever recorded was −37.8 °C (−36 °F) on January 15, 1957, and the highest temperature was 37.6 °C (100 °F) on August 1, 1975.
Annual precipitation is around 980 mm (39 in), including an average 218 cm (86 in) of snowfall, which occurs from November thru March. The city gets over 2,000 hours of sunshine annually, with summer being the sunniest, but is also the slightly wetter season.
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