Marpole climate — normals and trends
Marpole (Canada) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 1,975 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Marpole averages 10 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Marpole has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 17 July 1941) and the coldest -14.2 °C (on 16 December 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MarpoleBritish Columbia
- coords
- 49.21°, -123.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,975mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
77.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.0 °C
17 July 1941
Coldest day
-14.2 °C
16 December 1964
Wettest day
141 mm
3 November 1955
Windiest day
60.0 km/h
13 October 1962
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
13 October 1962
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
17 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-21.2 °C
13 January 1950
Snowiest day
37.1 cm
1 January 1965
Sunniest day
15.8 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 77 mm | -191 mm |
| Feb | 5.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 165 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 8.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 298 mm | +104 mm |
| Apr | 11.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 99 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 14.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 91 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 17.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 28 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 86 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 100 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 223 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 254 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 364 mm | +77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Marpole?
Marpole has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 1,975 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marpole?
The hottest day measured in Marpole between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1941, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Marpole?
The coldest day measured in Marpole between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1964, at -14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Marpole?
Yes. Marpole gets on average 77.6 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Marpole warmed?
Yes: Marpole warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Marpole?
The wettest day measured in Marpole between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 1955, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Marpole?
The windiest day measured in Marpole between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1962, with winds reaching 60.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Marpole?
The warmest month in Marpole is August (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Marpole?
Marpole receives on average 1,975 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Marpole?
Marpole gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Marpole?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Marpole between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1965, with 37.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Marpole?
Yes: Marpole has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Marpole?
In Marpole, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 17 July 1941, and the lowest was -21.2 °C on 13 January 1950.
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