Downtown is 6° hotter than Mount Royal
Anyone who’s walked from downtown to Mount Royal on a hot day will not be surprised to find that it’s been confirmed: downtown is six degrees hotter than the mountain.
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Chris 19:01 on 2025-07-20 Permalink
Weird, the headline says “up to six degrees”, but the body says “average difference of around six degrees”.
We really need to teach more maths.
Kate 19:49 on 2025-07-20 Permalink
It’s a handwavy amount, Chris.
Chris 23:31 on 2025-07-20 Permalink
My mistake, I thought it was a scientific measurement, by a master’s student doing research on temperature patterns. I guess the maximum and the mean are basically the same thing. /s
Mozai 01:02 on 2025-07-21 Permalink
I noticed something similar on Thursday last week: I’m was in Park Ex and it was almost comfortable. Minutes later I get out of the metro in Plateau and sweat is making trails down my head before I’ve walked a block.
DeWolf 10:56 on 2025-07-21 Permalink
Park Ex seems to have a weird microclimate that makes it a bit colder than other areas nearby. Its trees often turn much earlier in the fall, too.
Ian 21:17 on 2025-07-21 Permalink
TBH I hadn’t noticed, but I’ll buy it. It could be in part becaue it’s not protected by the mountain.
Do you find this true for all of Parc Ex, or just parts of it? I’m usually down on Jean-Talon or south from there since my friends above Jarry moved to the east end.