what are canadian summers like?

I would first have to ask you where in Canada you want to know about their summers.

The UK covers a geographical area of only about 244,000 square kilometers. Pretty much all of that is coastal and much of UK will experience the same weather, colder perhaps up north near Edinburgh than down south near London or Cardiff.

But Canada covers a region that is over 9,000,000 square kilometers, with two different coastal regions, two mountain chains, an inland plains, an inland sea and seaway valley, and an arctic region. You can't really expect all of these areas to experience the same type of weather in summer.

The west coast tends to get a lot of rain and is much more similar to UK climate than anywhere else.

The plains experience dryer weather, but because of the Rockies they have rapid weather changes (chinooks) and can get a snowstorm on a June morning and then have 80F weather by the afternoon.

Ontario and Quebec tend to get hot and humid summer weather, with lots of mosquitoes and black flies at the beginning of the season.

The Maritime provinces will get varying degrees of warm days and rain depending on which way the summer winds are blowing.

The arctic summers are usually cooler, much shorter than elsewhere, and since much of the ground has permafrost, many area can get pretty marshy or swampy.

I dont know about Other Provinces ... but in Ontario, the summers, are very hot. ... They are not dry, because lots of times .. we have rain ... but we have hot weather in the summer, here in Ontario.

Canada consumes half a continent... with alot of varying geographies, 6 different time zones, and many different climates.

Please narrow down the area you are talking about.

Compared to Southeast Asia (where I came from) summer here in Toronto is warm and dry, yes. Hot days don't usually last long, but it could be up to 35C. Summers are short though - it usually starts getting hot from June, and by the end of August it is already cooling off - generally that is. We do have some rains, but it is never hot and sticky like where I came from.

UK weather is wet dreary and dim, and it rains about every second day, year round.

From May to October, the weather in central Canada is sunny, and warm, to down right hot ( plus 33 C ) for weeks at a time. I wear shorts, runners and a t shirt from May to the end of September, and I'm comfortable. Many homes in Canada have central air conditioning, and of course every window has full size bug screens, to keep out the flies, and mosquitoes.

The Atlantic coast and the Pacific coastal areas get more rain and fog, and less sun than the interior of the country does.

Canadians spend a lot more time outdoors than the average Brit does, because the weather is so much more agreeable here. Camping, boating and fishing and hunting are all very popular in Canada. With over 2 million lakes and rivers in this country, you don't have to travel too far to find fresh water. Our long hot summers are our reward for our long cold winters.

Jim B. Toronto.