climate data for any destination ● this site in Dutch ● our cookie policy ● contact

The climate of British Columbia (Canada)
British Columbia is the most westerly situated province in Canada. The largest cities are Victoria and Vancouver. The scenery in British Columbia is very beautiful. 12.5% of the province is a protected nature conservation area. Seven national parks can be found here: Glacier National Park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, Kootenay National Park, Mount Revelstoke National Park and Yoho National Park. All of the parks are rugged and are overwhelmingly beautiful. Unique animal species such as the brown bear can be spotted here. These parks are ideal for all sorts of outdoor activities. The climate in British Columbia is strongly influenced by the mountains and the ocean. The climate can be divided into two regions: the coast and the interior. The coast gets a large amount of precipitation, 650 to 1,500 millimeters per year. Temperatures are what you can expect from a sea climate with fewer extremes between summer and winter. The weather is mild all year round with only a few snowy days. However, the mountains which are situated only 20 minutes from the coast get large amounts of snow during winter; very suitable for all kinds of winter sports activities. The interior has a continental climate. Summers are warm with temperatures of 28 degrees Celsius. Winters are cold, depending on the altitude, with temperatures far below freezing point.

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for British Columbia:
Please, note that local deviations may occur.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	6	0	2	19		8
February	8	2	3	17		8
March	11	3	4	17		8
April	13	5	6	15		10
May	17	8	7	13		12
June	20	11	8	11		13
July	22	13	9	7		14
August	23	13	8	8		14
September	19	10	6	10		13
October	14	7	4	16		11
November	9	3	2	20		9
December	6	1	2	21		8
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
click here for the explanation of the symbols

Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.