Weather In Vancouver
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Vancouver is one of Canada's warmest cities in the winter. Vancouver's climate is temperate by Canadian standards and is classified as oceanic or marine west coast, (Köppen climate classification Cfb) that borders on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). While during summer months the inland temperatures are significantly higher, Vancouver has the coolest summer average high of all major Canadian metropolitan areas. The summer months are typically dry, with an average of only one in five days during July and August receiving precipitation. In contrast, the majority of days from November through March record some type of precipitation.[71]
Vancouver is also one of the wettest Canadian cities. However, precipitation varies throughout the metropolitan area. Annual precipitation as measured at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond averages 1,189 mm (46.8 in), compared with 1,588 mm (62.5 in) in the downtown area and 2,044 mm (80.5 in) in North Vancouver.[72][73] The daily maximum averages 22 °C (72 °F) in July and August, with highs rarely reaching 30 °C (86 °F).[74]
The highest temperature ever recorded at the airport was 34.4 °C (93.9 °F) set on July 30, 2009,[75] and the highest temperature ever recorded within the city of Vancouver was 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) occurring first on July 31, 1965,[76] again on August 8, 1981,[77] and also on May 29, 1983.[78] The coldest temperature ever recorded in the city was −17.8 °C (0.0 °F) on January 14, 1950[79] and again on December 29, 1968.[80]
On average, snow falls on nine days per year, with three days receiving 5 cm (2.0 in) or more. Average yearly snowfall is 38.1 cm (15.0 in) but typically does not remain on the ground for long.[74]
Winters in Greater Vancouver are the fourth-mildest of Canadian cities after nearby Victoria, Nanaimo and Duncan, all on Vancouver Island.[81] Vancouver's growing season averages 237 days, from March 18 until November 10.[74] Vancouver's 1981–2010 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone ranges from 8A to 9A depending on elevation and proximity to water.[82]
| hideClimate data for Richmond (Vancouver International Airport) Climate ID: 1108447; coordinates 49°11′42″N 123°10′55″W; elevation: 4.3 m (14 ft); 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1898–present[a] | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 17.2 | 18.0 | 20.3 | 23.9 | 33.7 | 38.4 | 38.3 | 35.9 | 33.0 | 27.2 | 21.1 | 16.1 | 38.4 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.0 (68.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 30.4 (86.7) | 33.3 (91.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 33.3 (91.9) | 30.0 (86.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 23.3 (73.9) | 15.0 (59.0) | 34.4 (93.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.5 (56.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 6.3 (43.3) | 13.9 (57.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 4.9 (40.8) | 6.9 (44.4) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.3 (43.3) | 3.6 (38.5) | 10.4 (50.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 1.6 (34.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 3.5 (38.3) | 0.8 (33.4) | 6.8 (44.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) | −16.1 (3.0) | −9.4 (15.1) | −3.3 (26.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 3.9 (39.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | −6.1 (21.0) | −14.3 (6.3) | −17.8 (0.0) | −17.8 (0.0) |
| Record low wind chill | −22.6 | −21.2 | −14.5 | −5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −11.4 | −21.3 | −27.8 | −27.8 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 168.4 (6.63) | 104.6 (4.12) | 113.9 (4.48) | 88.5 (3.48) | 65.0 (2.56) | 53.8 (2.12) | 35.6 (1.40) | 36.7 (1.44) | 50.9 (2.00) | 120.8 (4.76) | 188.9 (7.44) | 161.9 (6.37) | 1,189 (46.81) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 157.5 (6.20) | 98.9 (3.89) | 111.8 (4.40) | 88.1 (3.47) | 65.0 (2.56) | 53.8 (2.12) | 35.6 (1.40) | 36.7 (1.44) | 50.9 (2.00) | 120.7 (4.75) | 185.8 (7.31) | 148.3 (5.84) | 1,153.1 (45.38) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 11.1 (4.4) | 6.3 (2.5) | 2.3 (0.9) | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.0) | 3.2 (1.3) | 14.8 (5.8) | 38.1 (15.0) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 19.5 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 15.4 | 20.4 | 19.7 | 168.9 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 18.4 | 14.7 | 17.5 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 15.4 | 19.9 | 18.4 | 165.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.03 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 8.73 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81.2 | 74.5 | 70.1 | 65.4 | 63.5 | 62.2 | 61.4 | 61.8 | 67.2 | 75.6 | 79.5 | 80.9 | 70.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 60.2 | 91.0 | 134.8 | 185.0 | 222.5 | 226.9 | 289.8 | 277.1 | 212.8 | 120.7 | 60.4 | 56.5 | 1,937.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 22.3 | 31.8 | 36.6 | 45.0 | 46.9 | 46.8 | 59.3 | 62.1 | 56.1 | 36.0 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 40.6 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Source 1: Environment and Climate Change Canada[85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas(UV)[98] | |||||||||||||
