Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHardly any Canadian towns see softer January nights than Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot
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. Expect about 46 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot has no ECCC normals station nearby: the figures come from Comox, 51 km north, so read them as the wider area’s climate.
A year in Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area F, 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 F, Alberni-Clayoquot feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
46 frost days and 80 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from November to March, most of all in December (about 11 nights).
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,152 mm a year
About 131 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 51 cm of snow a year
From November to March snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 17 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. By this count, homes here need less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 1 April until frost returns near 6 November: about 218 days.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Expect around 8 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot’s hazards page looks at those.
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 | 51 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 F, Alberni-Clayoquot compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 49–67 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Lantzville 49 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
| Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley 61 km · Victoria (Airport) | 22.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 901 mm |
| Ucluelet 67 km · Cape Beale Light | 16.8°C 6.3°C cooler | 3.6°C 2.1°C milder | 2,777 mm |
Electoral Area F, 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 | 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 |
February varies most from one year to the next (1.5°C), October least
Over 1991–2020, June saw both 3.5°C (2001) and 33.8°C (2018), the widest span of any month.
Where Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Comox (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 F, Alberni-Clayoquot’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 23.1°C.
How cold does Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot get in winter?
The coldest nights come in February, averaging 1.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot get?
Rain and snow add up to about 1,152 mm of water a year; December brings the most (194 mm), July the least (24 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 10 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot itself?
No: they come from Comox, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot →
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