Welland Canal
Port Colborne, Canada
The Welland Canal is a 43.4 km long canal in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. It is the 11th most looked-up sight in Canada on English Wikipedia and is one of the 93 sights in the country listed on this site.
Planning a visit
The canal is 376 km from Ottawa. The nearest airport is Niagara District Airport in Niagara-on-the-Lake, which is 4 km away, while Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo is 44 km away. This site is 13 km from Niagara Falls, which can be visited alongside the canal.
The warmest months for a visit are July and August, when daily highs reach 25 °C, while the coldest are January and February, with daily highs of 0 °C. Rain is recorded every month, with the highest amount of 94 mm in September and the lowest of 61 mm in February. Most months experience between 11 and 17 rainy days.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 25 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Average low, °C | -6 | -6 | -3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 | -2 |
| Rainfall, mm | 68 | 61 | 67 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 81 | 94 | 81 | 87 | 80 |
| Rainy days | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
