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Victoria, British Columbia climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Victoria has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 21°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 647 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 123 mm while July barely receives 11 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)Victoria climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 56 | 52 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 75 | 123 | 96 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 56 | 52 | 32 | 25 | 18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 17 | 31 | 75 | 123 | 96 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 69 | 77 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 11.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 66 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 48 | 49 | 53 | 69 | 77 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 11.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Victoria Gonzales CS, a weather station, about 4 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.