Sooke climate — normals and trends
Sooke (Canada) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 1,580 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 (14.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Sooke averages 6 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Sooke has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 17 July 1941) and the coldest -12.1 °C (on 13 January 1950).
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
SookeBritish Columbia
- coords
- 48.37°, -123.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,580mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
9.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.8 cm
Average feels-like high
8.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
30.8 °C
17 July 1941
Coldest day
-12.1 °C
13 January 1950
Wettest day
97 mm
16 October 2003
Windiest day
64.9 km/h
15 December 2006
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
15 December 2006
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
17 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-21.8 °C
13 January 1950
Snowiest day
29.1 cm
29 December 1996
Sunniest day
15.7 h
15 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 68 mm | -167 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 167 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 8.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 230 mm | +66 mm |
| Apr | 10.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 58 mm | -53 mm |
| May | 11.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 60 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 15.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 17 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 15.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 2 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 18.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 57 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 16.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 63 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 137 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 183 mm | -54 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 369 mm | +122 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sooke?
Sooke has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 1,580 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sooke?
The hottest day measured in Sooke between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1941, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sooke?
The coldest day measured in Sooke between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1950, at -12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sooke?
Yes. Sooke gets on average 42.8 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Sooke warmed?
Yes: Sooke warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sooke?
The wettest day measured in Sooke between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2003, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sooke?
The windiest day measured in Sooke between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2006, with winds reaching 64.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sooke?
The warmest month in Sooke is August (14.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sooke?
Sooke receives on average 1,580 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sooke?
Sooke gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sooke?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sooke between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1996, with 29.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sooke?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sooke.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sooke?
In Sooke, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 17 July 1941, and the lowest was -21.8 °C on 13 January 1950.
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