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Vancouver, British Columbia climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Vancouver has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 23°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 3°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1516 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 245 mm while July barely receives 39 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Vancouver climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 222 | 118 | 164 | 114 | 73 | 60 | 39 | 45 | 77 | 157 | 245 | 203 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 222 | 118 | 164 | 114 | 73 | 60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 45 | 77 | 157 | 245 | 203 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 71 | 77 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 94 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 70 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 51 | 55 | 71 | 77 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 94 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Vancouver Harbour CS, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.