Holdom sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for frosts
Midsummer highs settle at about 23.0°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 97% of Canadian towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Holdom is Vancouver (Harbour), 11 km west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Holdom at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Holdom’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Holdom feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 17 days, 20°C on 87
The frost season runs November to March, peaking in January at about 6 nights.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,537 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 142 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 37 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 14 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Vancouver (Harbour) publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Vancouver International (Airport), 17 km away.
Heating a home in Holdom
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Holdom’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Holdom’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Vancouver (Harbour)
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Vancouver (Harbour).
| Distance from the town | 11 km west |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 17 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −9.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Vancouver International (Airport), 17 km |
How Holdom 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Holdom’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Holdom with figures is 8 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holdom Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C | 3.3°C | 1,537 mm |
| New Westminster 8.0 km · Pitt Meadows | 25.0°C 2.0°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.8°C colder | 1,649 mm |
Holdom weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 3.3°C | 5.3°C | 237 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 8.4°C | 3.3°C | 5.9°C | 117 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 10.5°C | 4.6°C | 7.6°C | 163 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 13.9°C | 6.9°C | 10.4°C | 118 mm | under 1 cm |
| May | 17.8°C | 10.2°C | 14.0°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 20.2°C | 12.8°C | 16.5°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.0°C | 14.9°C | 19.0°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 14.8°C | 18.9°C | 49 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 12.1°C | 15.8°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.9°C | 8.6°C | 11.2°C | 157 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 9.7°C | 5.3°C | 7.5°C | 245 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 7.1°C | 3.2°C | 5.2°C | 200 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 14.5°C | 8.3°C | 11.4°C | 1,537 mm | 37 cm |
From −2.8°C to 30.6°C: June’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 1.5°C around 5.3°C) and July least (0.8°C).
Where Holdom’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver (Harbour) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Holdom’s climate
How warm does Holdom get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 23.0°C.
How cold does Holdom get in winter?
Overnight lows average 3.2°C in December, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Holdom get?
The year adds up to 1,537 mm. November is the peak month (245 mm) and July the low one (44 mm).
Are these figures for Holdom itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at Vancouver (Harbour), outside Holdom.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Holdom →
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).