Climate in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot is among the wettest of Canadian towns: 2,777 mm of rain and snow a year

Sunny July days climb to about 16.8°C. Of all months, November brings the most precipitation and July the least. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in almost every Canadian town. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than almost every Canadian town

January nights: milder than almost every Canadian town

Rain and snow a year: wetter than almost every Canadian town

The nearest ECCC normals location to Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot is Cape Beale Light, 42 km south-east, and every figure on this page is its.

July high

16.8°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

3.6°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

2,777 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

11 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan8°C4°C

Feb9°C4°CColdest nights

Mar10°C4°C

Apr12°C6°C

May14°C8°C

Jun15°C10°C

Jul17°C11°C

Aug17°C12°CWarmest

Sep16°C11°C

Oct13°C8°C

Nov now10°C5°CWettest

Dec8°C4°C

What stands out about Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.

Less snowy than almost every Canadian townAbout 11 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December. 253rd snowiest of 253 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia.Wetter than almost every Canadian townAbout 2,777 mm of rain and melted snow a year; November is the wettest month and July the driest. 2nd wettest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia.A narrower year than almost every Canadian townFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 13.2°C.

A normal year

What a year in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

9°C / 4°C

1,079 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Spring

12°C / 6°C

622 mm of rain and snow

Summer

16°C / 11°C

236 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

13°C / 8°C

840 mm of rain and snow

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Best months to be outsideAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 15 days, 20°C on 8

Frosts fall from November to March; January has the most, about 5.

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than almost every Canadian town

Days a year above 20°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

4.9

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

2.4

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Rain & snow

About 2,777 mm of rain and snow a year

2nd wettest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia. On about 182 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

2,777 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than almost every Canadian town

2,758 mm

Of it as rain alone (99%)

431 mm

November, the wettest month

52 mm

July, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

431 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

430 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 11 cm in a normal year

Expect snow from November to March, with about 4 cm in December, the snowiest month. 253rd snowiest of 253 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia.

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Snowfall a year

Less snowy than almost every Canadian town

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

4 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot

75% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.

2,996 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,814 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

Get outside

Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Aug.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot: the hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Cape Beale Light

Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Cape Beale Light.

Distance from the town	42 km south-east
Station altitude	26 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−7.5°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	30.0°C
Next-nearest location	Estevan Point, 74 km

Compared with other towns

How Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in British Columbia.

July afternoons16.8°C

Electoral Area C, Alberni-ClayoquotMedian Canadian town

14°C18°C22°C26°C30°C

Cooler than almost every Canadian town255th warmest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia

January nights3.6°C

Electoral Area C, Alberni-ClayoquotMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C0°C5°C

Milder than almost every Canadian town10th mildest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia

Rain and snow a year2,777 mm

Electoral Area C, Alberni-ClayoquotMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than almost every Canadian town2nd wettest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia

Snowfall a year11 cm

Electoral Area C, Alberni-ClayoquotMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than almost every Canadian town253rd snowiest of 253 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 22–71 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot Cape Beale Light	16.8°C	3.6°C	2,777 mm
Tofino 22 km · Estevan Point	17.4°C 0.6°C warmer	3.6°C about the same	3,111 mm
Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot 59 km · Comox	23.1°C 6.3°C warmer	1.5°C 2.1°C colder	1,152 mm

Month by month

Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	8.4°C	3.6°C	6.1°C	430 mm	2 cm
February	8.9°C	3.5°C	6.2°C	263 mm	2 cm
March	9.8°C	4.2°C	7.1°C	290 mm	2 cm
April	11.5°C	5.8°C	8.6°C	217 mm	0 cm
May	13.9°C	8.3°C	11.1°C	115 mm	0 cm
June	15.4°C	10.1°C	12.8°C	99 mm	0 cm
July	16.8°C	11.3°C	14.1°C	52 mm	0 cm
August	17.0°C	11.6°C	14.3°C	85 mm	0 cm
September	16.4°C	10.7°C	13.6°C	121 mm	0 cm
October	13.4°C	8.2°C	10.8°C	288 mm	0 cm
November	10.4°C	5.3°C	7.9°C	431 mm	1 cm
December	8.4°C	3.5°C	5.9°C	387 mm	4 cm
Year	12.5°C	7.2°C	9.9°C	2,777 mm	11 cm

Year to year

September has run from 5.0°C to 30.0°C in thirty years

Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 1.3°C around 6.2°C) and June least (0.8°C).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Cape Beale Light, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s climate

How warm does Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot get in summer?

Highs reach 17.0°C on an average August day; no month is warmer.

How cold does Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot get in winter?

At its coldest, in February, the normal low is 3.5°C.

How much rain and snow does Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot get?

The yearly total is about 2,777 mm. November gets 431 mm, the most of any month; July gets 52 mm, the least.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 2 days a year.

Are these figures for Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot itself?

No. ECCC measures normals at Cape Beale Light, not in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot; the page uses the nearest it has.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot →

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