Metrotown sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for frosts
July afternoons average 23.0°C. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 97% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 20°C. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 142 days a year with 1 mm or more.
Borrowed figures: Metrotown has no normals station, so these come from Vancouver (Harbour), 12 km north-west.
A year in Metrotown at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Metrotown’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Metrotown feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
17 frost days and 87 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from November to March, most of all in January (about 6 nights).
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
November brings the most rain and snow; July, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
About 37 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from November to March, with about 14 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Vancouver (Harbour) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Vancouver International (Airport), 14 km away.
Heating a home in Metrotown
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. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Metrotown’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Metrotown’s hazards page covers them.
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 north-west |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 14 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −9.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Vancouver International (Airport), 14 km |
How Metrotown 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Metrotown’s own would show the same figures). Metrotown has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 6–14 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metrotown Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C | 3.3°C | 1,537 mm |
| New Westminster 6.4 km · Pitt Meadows | 25.0°C 2.0°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.8°C colder | 1,649 mm |
| Richmond 12 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.4°C 1.9°C colder | 1,160 mm |
Metrotown 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 |
In June, anything from −2.8°C to 30.6°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 1.5°C of its normal of 5.3°C; July keeps to within 0.8°C.
Where Metrotown’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Vancouver (Harbour), its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 Metrotown’s climate
How warm does Metrotown get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 23.0°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Metrotown get in winter?
Of all twelve months, December has the coldest nights, about 3.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Metrotown get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,537 mm; the range runs from 44 mm in July to 245 mm in November.
Are these figures for Metrotown itself?
No: Metrotown 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 Metrotown →
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).