Is London further north than Montreal?
Yes. London, at 51.5° N, lies about 670 km further north than Montreal, at 45.5° N.
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Why it surprises
London has a reputation for grey drizzle and mild winters; Montreal for snowbanks and temperatures far below freezing. That makes it easy to assume the Canadian city lies much further north. The map says the opposite: London’s centre is at 51.5° N and Montreal’s at 45.5° N, so London is about 670 km further north. Montreal is closer to the latitude of Milan, Lyon and Portland, Oregon. Latitude decides how much sunlight a place gets over the year, but the air above it is shaped by what lies upwind. Water heats and cools much more slowly than land, and ocean currents redistribute heat, so London’s sea air takes the edge off both winter and summer. Montreal’s weather comes mostly across a large continent, which swings from hot summers to bitter winters.
Sources for this explanation
- NOAA Ocean Exploration: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov, checked 25 October 2026
- UCAR Center for Science Education: scied.ucar.edu, checked 25 October 2026
Where the numbers come from
Each city is placed by Wikidata’s coordinate for its centre, cross-checked with Natural Earth’s populated places. Details: London and Montreal.
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