Lochdale is among the least frosty of Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.0°C. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 97% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 20°C. Have the furnace checked before November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Lochdale has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Vancouver (Harbour), 12 km west, instead.
A year in Lochdale at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lochdale’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Lochdale 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
Frosts fall from November to March; January has the most, about 6.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,537 mm of rain and snow a year
About 142 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 37 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs November to March; December brings the most, about 14 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Vancouver (Harbour) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Vancouver International (Airport), 19 km away.
Heating a home in Lochdale
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. That means homes here need less heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Lochdale’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Lochdale’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Vancouver (Harbour)
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver (Harbour), one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 12 km west |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 19 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −9.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Vancouver International (Airport), 19 km |
How Lochdale 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Lochdale’s would only repeat its figures. The one place listed is 8 km from Lochdale, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lochdale Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C | 3.3°C | 1,537 mm |
| New Westminster 8.4 km · Pitt Meadows | 25.0°C 2.0°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.8°C colder | 1,649 mm |
Lochdale weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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 |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 1.5°C of normal, against the steadier July
June has the widest record range, −2.8°C in 2007 to 30.6°C in 2015; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Lochdale’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Vancouver (Harbour) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Lochdale’s climate
How warm does Lochdale get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 23.0°C.
How cold does Lochdale get in winter?
The coldest nights come in December, averaging 3.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Lochdale get?
Some 1,537 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in November (245 mm), the least in July (44 mm).
Are these figures for Lochdale itself?
No: Lochdale has no normals location, so the figures come from Vancouver (Harbour), the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lochdale →
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).