Has an F1 race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ever been wet?

1 of 7 races since 2018 was a wet race: 2024 Canadian Grand Prix.

What is the typical temperature at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on race day?

Across 7 races since 2018, air temperature averaged 20.5°C during the race. The coolest race averaged 12.8°C, the warmest 29.4°C. Track temperature averaged 35.9°C across 7 races.

Has practice or qualifying at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve been wet?

3 of 7 race weekends had at least one wet practice or qualifying session (most recently 2024), counting only sessions with data.

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve F1 Rain History & Race Day Weather

Montreal. Recorded weather and results from 7 races since 2018

1 of 7 races at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve since 2018 was a wet race (most recently 2024).

Counting practice and qualifying too, 3 of 7 race weekends had at least one wet session (most recently 2024), counting only sessions with data.

A wet race means the track weather station reported rain for 10+ minutes in a row, or at least 5% of laps with a known tyre compound were on intermediate or wet tyres (100+ such laps needed). Practice and qualifying count as wet on the 10-minute rule only.

Past trends

7 events from 2018 to 2026

Wet races: 1 of 714%
Average air temperature: 20.5°Cbased on 7 events
Average track temperature: 35.9°Cbased on 7 events

These are values recorded in the past, not a forecast

Race-day climate

Race month: June and May
Race average air temperature, coolest to warmest: 12.8–29.4°Cbased on 7 events
Mean humidity (race): 44.3%based on 7 events

Rain and race-day weather by year

WetDry

Rain by session, race temperatures and winners at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Temperatures are race-session averages.
Year	Grand Prix	Practice 1	Practice 2	Practice 3	Qualifying	Race	Air	Track	Winner
2026	Canadian Grand Prix	Dry	Not recorded	Not recorded	Dry	Dry	12.8°C	17.8°C	Andrea Kimi Antonelli
2025	Canadian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	24.0°C	49.3°C	George Russell
2024	Canadian Grand Prix	Wet	Wet	Dry	Dry	Wet	17.8°C	24.6°C	Max Verstappen
2023	Canadian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Wet	Wet	Dry	18.5°C	30.6°C	Max Verstappen
2022	Canadian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Wet	Wet	Dry	20.8°C	41.3°C	Max Verstappen
2019	Canadian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	29.4°C	51.1°C	Lewis Hamilton
2018	Canadian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	20.5°C	36.9°C	Sebastian Vettel

Sources

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Jolpica / Ergast (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
F1 official Live Timing via FastF1 (personal, non-commercial)

Frequently asked questions

Has an F1 race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ever been wet?: 1 of 7 races since 2018 was a wet race: 2024 Canadian Grand Prix.
What is the typical temperature at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on race day?: Across 7 races since 2018, air temperature averaged 20.5°C during the race. The coolest race averaged 12.8°C, the warmest 29.4°C. Track temperature averaged 35.9°C across 7 races.
Has practice or qualifying at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve been wet?: 3 of 7 race weekends had at least one wet practice or qualifying session (most recently 2024), counting only sessions with data.