Vancouver climate — normals and trends
Vancouver (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 1,570 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 July (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Vancouver averages 36 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Vancouver has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 47 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 28 June 2021) and the coldest -19.5 °C (on 26 January 1957).
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
VancouverWashington
- coords
- 45.64°, -122.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,570mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
15.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
44.7 °C
28 June 2021
Coldest day
-19.5 °C
26 January 1957
Wettest day
91 mm
6 November 2006
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
14 November 1981
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
12 October 1962
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
28 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-24.4 °C
26 January 1957
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
6 January 2004
Sunniest day
15.3 h
25 June 2022
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 | 8.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 99 mm | -122 mm |
| Feb | 8.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 193 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 245 mm | +66 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 73 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 41 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 148 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 197 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 318 mm | +85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vancouver?
Vancouver has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 1,570 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vancouver?
The hottest day measured in Vancouver between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2021, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vancouver?
The coldest day measured in Vancouver between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1957, at -19.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vancouver?
Yes. Vancouver gets on average 50.1 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Vancouver warmed?
Yes: Vancouver warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vancouver?
The wettest day measured in Vancouver between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 2006, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vancouver?
The windiest day measured in Vancouver between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1981, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vancouver?
The warmest month in Vancouver is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Vancouver?
Vancouver receives on average 1,570 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vancouver?
Vancouver gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vancouver?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vancouver between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2004, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vancouver?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vancouver.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vancouver?
In Vancouver, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 28 June 2021, and the lowest was -24.4 °C on 26 January 1957.
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