Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area A, Comox Valley has some of the mildest winter nights among Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 23.1°C. Some 22°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 88% of Canadian towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.
Read at Comox, 17 km north: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’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 A, Comox Valley feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 46 days, 20°C on 80
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
About 1,152 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in December, the least in July. 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
Expect snow from November to March, with about 17 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 1 April to about 6 November, some 218 days in a normal year.
Plan time outside for May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Count on some 8 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s 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 | 17 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 | Campbell River, 50 km |
How Electoral Area A, Comox Valley 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 Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 44–68 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area A, Comox Valley.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Comox Valley Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona 44 km · Campbell River | 23.5°C about the same | −0.5°C 2.0°C colder | 1,482 mm |
| Lantzville 68 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley 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 |
From 3.5°C to 33.8°C: June’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 1.5°C from 4.2°C. October moves least, typically by 0.8°C.
Where Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Comox, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area A, Comox Valley get in summer?
Highs reach 23.1°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Electoral Area A, Comox Valley get in winter?
Of all twelve months, February has the coldest nights, about 1.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area A, Comox Valley get?
Around 1,152 mm a year in all, from 194 mm in December down to 24 mm in July.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 10 days a year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area A, Comox Valley itself?
They are the normals for Comox, measured just outside Electoral Area A, Comox Valley itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area A, Comox Valley →
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