Toronto · Month comparison

September vs October

October ranks #1 overall vs September at #4. Peak fall foliage in the ravines and at High Park, plus Nuit Blanche's sunrise-to-sunset contemporary art takeover.

Toronto September — TIFF red carpet at the Princess of Wales Theatre on King Street

September

#4 of 12 months

Best match

TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) — first two weeks turn King Street into a red-carpet zone and hotel rates spike accordingly.

  • ↑TIFF — 250+ films, public tickets to celebrity galas and premieres
  • ↑Best weather of the year — 22°C, low humidity, clear
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
FactorSeptemberOctober
Weather score
9
8
Value score
3
6
Crowd score
2
6
Events score
10
8
Atmosphere
10
10
Avg high temp22°C14°C
Monthly rain65mm65mm
Daily sunshine7hrs6hrs

September trade-offs

  • ↓TIFF first weekend hotel rates triple within a 1km radius of King-John
  • ↓Restaurant tables in Yorkville and King Street are impossible without 3-week notice

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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