Toronto · Month comparison

November vs October

October ranks #1 overall vs November at #8. Peak fall foliage in the ravines and at High Park, plus Nuit Blanche's sunrise-to-sunset contemporary art takeover.

Toronto November — Santa Claus Parade balloons on University Avenue

November

#8 of 12 months

Strong option

Quietest pre-holiday month — grey skies and rain dominate but the Santa Claus Parade kicks off the December run-in.

  • ↑Santa Claus Parade (mid-November) — one of the largest in North America
  • ↑Distillery Winter Village starts setting up by late November
Toronto October — autumn red maples in High Park ravine with downtown skyline behind

October

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Peak fall foliage in the ravines and at High Park, plus Nuit Blanche's sunrise-to-sunset contemporary art takeover.

  • ↑Nuit Blanche — overnight contemporary art across the downtown core (first Saturday)
  • ↑Peak foliage in the Don Valley, High Park and Rouge National Urban Park
FactorNovemberOctober
Weather score
4
8
Value score
7
6
Crowd score
9
6
Events score
6
8
Atmosphere
7
10
Avg high temp7°C14°C
Monthly rain70mm65mm
Daily sunshine3.5hrs6hrs

November trade-offs

  • ↓Sunshine drops to 3.5 hours/day — overcast, wet, dark by 17:00
  • ↓Toronto Islands ferry on reduced winter schedule

October trade-offs

  • ↓First frost typically late October — patios shutting down by month-end
  • ↓Halloween parade-free; the city's less spooky than NYC or Montreal
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