Photo: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley has some of the mildest winter nights among Canadian towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 22.7°C. Temperatures cover 21°C across the year, low to high. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 94% of Canadian towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 20–23°C.
These are not Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Victoria (Airport), 9.4 km east.
A year in Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area A, Cowichan 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, Cowichan Valley feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
45 frost days and 83 days above 20°C a year
Frosts fall from November to April; January has the most, about 10.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 901 mm a year
January brings the most rain and snow; July, the least. On about 119 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 39 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs November to March; December brings the most, about 12 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November 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 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Between the last frost, near 4 April, and the first, near 4 November, lie about 213 frost-free days.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →About 6 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Victoria (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Victoria (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 9.4 km east |
| Station altitude | 20 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −10.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.3°C |
| Average wind | 9.7 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Victoria (University), 28 km |
How Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 22–25 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley Victoria (Airport) | 22.7°C | 1.6°C | 901 mm |
| View Royal 22 km · Victoria Gonzales (City) | 20.6°C 2.1°C cooler | 3.8°C 2.2°C milder | 675 mm |
| Saanich 24 km · Victoria (University) | 23.7°C 1.0°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.8°C milder | 661 mm |
Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley 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 | 7.5°C | 1.6°C | 4.6°C | 155 mm | 11 cm |
| February | 8.7°C | 1.4°C | 5.0°C | 85 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 10.8°C | 2.7°C | 6.8°C | 80 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 13.7°C | 4.6°C | 9.1°C | 48 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 17.5°C | 7.6°C | 12.6°C | 37 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 20.2°C | 10.1°C | 15.2°C | 29 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 22.7°C | 11.7°C | 17.2°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.6°C | 11.6°C | 17.1°C | 24 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.7°C | 9.2°C | 14.5°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.3°C | 6.0°C | 10.2°C | 96 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 9.9°C | 3.0°C | 6.5°C | 146 mm | 4 cm |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.5°C | 4.4°C | 146 mm | 12 cm |
| Year | 14.6°C | 5.9°C | 10.3°C | 901 mm | 39 cm |
From 2.1°C to 33.5°C: June’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 1.5°C around 5.0°C) and August least (0.7°C).
Where Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Victoria (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 22.7°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley get in winter?
Deep winter means February, when nights average 1.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley get?
January is the wettest month at 155 mm and July the driest at 20 mm, for 901 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 8 days a year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley itself?
No, they come from Victoria (Airport); ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley →
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).