Ontario · Canada
Barrie travel guide
Barrie is a city in Ontario, Canada, home to about 148,000 people.
- Best months
- May and June
- Nearest airport
- YLK15 km · Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional Airport
- Currency
- CADCanadian dollar
- Time zone
- America/Toronto
- Language
- English, French
When to go
The best time to visit Barrie
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Barrie are May and June. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; October is the wettest, with about 92 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Barrie: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (YLK), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Muskoka Airport (YQA, 72 km) and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ, 80 km) are also within reach.
YLK · Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional Airport
YQA · Muskoka Airport
YYZ · Toronto Pearson International Airport
Questions
Barrie: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Barrie?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Barrie are May and June. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; October is the wettest, with about 92 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Barrie?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (YLK), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Muskoka Airport (YQA, 72 km) and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ, 80 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Barrie?
Canadian dollar (CAD).
Nearby
Destinations near Barrie
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.