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When to go to Vancouver

Twelve months of averages for Vancouver, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Vancouver has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June to September.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in June to August.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): November to January.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): November to March.
The warmest month is July (22°C) and the coolest December (6°C). The wettest is November (206 mm) and the driest July (26 mm); about 1,285 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Vancouver: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCold
AprCool
MayCool
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctCool
NovCold
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Vancouver

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Vancouver by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	6°C	3°C	194 mm	88%	81%	0.9	23°C	Cold
February	7°C	3°C	103 mm	84%	75%	1.7	24°C	Cold
March	9°C	4°C	142 mm	83%	81%	2.6	27°C	Cold
April	12°C	7°C	87 mm	80%	78%	3.9	31°C	Cool
May	16°C	10°C	60 mm	77%	71%	5.2	35°C	Cool
June	18°C	12°C	46 mm	77%	71%	5.5	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	22°C	15°C	26 mm	75%	50%	6.2	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	22°C	15°C	33 mm	75%	50%	5.2	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	18°C	13°C	71 mm	79%	58%	3.6	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	13°C	9°C	140 mm	84%	73%	2	34°C	Cool
November	9°C	5°C	206 mm	87%	81%	1	29°C	Cold
December	6°C	3°C	177 mm	87%	81%	0.7	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

6°C

3°C

194 mm

88%

81%

0.9

23°C

Cold

February

7°C

3°C

103 mm

84%

75%

1.7

24°C

Cold

March

9°C

4°C

142 mm

83%

81%

2.6

27°C

Cold

April

12°C

7°C

87 mm

80%

78%

3.9

31°C

Cool

May

16°C

10°C

60 mm

77%

71%

5.2

35°C

Cool

June

18°C

12°C

46 mm

77%

71%

5.5

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

22°C

15°C

26 mm

75%

50%

6.2

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

22°C

15°C

33 mm

75%

50%

5.2

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

18°C

13°C

71 mm

79%

58%

3.6

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

13°C

9°C

140 mm

84%

73%

34°C

Cool

November

9°C

5°C

206 mm

87%

81%

29°C

Cold

December

6°C

3°C

177 mm

87%

81%

0.7

25°C

Cold