Thermograph

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 21°C, and its coldest is December, with an average low of 4°C.

Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. via Wikipedia

Vancouver average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is November (10 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 6°C 4°C 8 mm
February 7°C 4°C 8 mm
March 9°C 5°C 8 mm
April 11°C 7°C 5 mm
May 15°C 10°C 3 mm
June 17°C 13°C 3 mm
July 20°C 15°C 3 mm
August 21°C 16°C 3 mm
September 18°C 14°C 3 mm
October 13°C 10°C 8 mm
November 9°C 6°C 10 mm
December 6°C 4°C 10 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 31°C on 2021-06-29
  • Coldest day on record: -13°C on 1989-02-02

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Percentiles compare each day to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →