Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot sits near the top of Canadian towns for mild winters
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.1°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 88% of Canadian towns. Precipitation follows the seasons: December brings about 8.1 times as much as July. Garden chairs stay out from May to September, the months with highs of 17–23°C.
Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Comox, 48 km north.
A year in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 46 frosts and 80 warm days a year
Frosts fall from November to March; December has the most, about 11.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,152 mm of precipitation in a typical year
About 131 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 51 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 17 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. That means homes here need less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 1 April until frost returns near 6 November: about 218 days.
Plan time outside for May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 8 days a year.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Comox
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Comox.
| Distance from the town | 48 km north |
| Station altitude | 26 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −10.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.2°C |
| Average wind | 12.5 km/h on average, most often from the south-east |
| Next-nearest location | Cape Beale Light, 62 km |
How Electoral Area E, 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 55–67 km from Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Lantzville 55 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
| Ucluelet 64 km · Cape Beale Light | 16.8°C 6.3°C cooler | 3.6°C 2.1°C milder | 2,777 mm |
| Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley 67 km · Victoria (Airport) | 22.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 901 mm |
Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3°C | 1.5°C | 3.9°C | 177 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 7.2°C | 1.2°C | 4.2°C | 112 mm | 9 cm |
| March | 9.5°C | 2.6°C | 6.1°C | 108 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 12.9°C | 5.0°C | 9.0°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 17.2°C | 8.6°C | 12.9°C | 40 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 19.9°C | 11.5°C | 15.7°C | 42 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 18.5°C | 24 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 13.5°C | 18.3°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.1°C | 10.5°C | 14.8°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.9°C | 6.3°C | 9.6°C | 125 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 8.7°C | 3.1°C | 5.9°C | 189 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 6.2°C | 1.3°C | 3.7°C | 194 mm | 17 cm |
| Year | 13.8°C | 6.6°C | 10.2°C | 1,152 mm | 51 cm |
The month with the widest range: June, 3.5°C to 33.8°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±1.5°C around 4.2°C), October the one that wanders least (±0.8°C).
Where Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Comox, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.1°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot get in winter?
Expect nights around 1.2°C in February; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,152 mm a year; December leads with 194 mm and July trails with 24 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 10 days a year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot itself?
No, the station behind them is Comox, beyond Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).