Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley has some of the mildest winter nights among Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.1°C on average. Temperatures cover 22°C across the year, low to high. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 88% of Canadian towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 17–23°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Comox (15 km south-east).
A year in Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 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 C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 46 frosts and 80 warm days 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
December brings the most rain and snow; July, the least. On about 131 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 51 cm in a normal 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 C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
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 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 1 April until frost returns near 6 November: about 218 days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 8 a year.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Comox
Comox is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 15 km south-east |
| 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, 23 km |
How Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 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 C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley with figures is 17 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona 17 km · Campbell River | 23.5°C about the same | −0.5°C 2.0°C colder | 1,482 mm |
Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 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 |
February varies most from one year to the next (1.5°C), October least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than June, between 3.5°C (2001) and 33.8°C (2018).
Where Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’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: 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, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.1°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in February, with lows near 1.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,152 mm; the range runs from 24 mm in July to 194 mm in December.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 10 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley itself?
Nearly: Comox, the location behind them, sits just beyond Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley →
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