Few Canadian towns have milder winter nights than Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley
High summer brings afternoon highs near 22.7°C. Precipitation peaks in January and eases off in July. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 94% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
No ECCC station in Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Victoria (Airport), 24 km south-east, instead.
A year in Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area E, 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 E, Cowichan Valley feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 45 days, 20°C on 83
The frost season runs November to April, peaking in January at about 10 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 901 mm a year
On about 119 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
39 cm of snow in a typical year
From November to March snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 12 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. That means homes here need less heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Seedlings can go out once the average last frost, around 4 April, has passed; autumn’s first, near 4 November, ends a season of about 213 days.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Count on some 6 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley’s hazards page.
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 | 24 km south-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 | Saturna CAPMON, 42 km |
How Electoral Area E, Cowichan 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 E, Cowichan Valley’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 30–39 km from Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley Victoria (Airport) | 22.7°C | 1.6°C | 901 mm |
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley 30 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
| Southern Gulf Islands 31 km · Saturna CAPMON | 21.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.3°C 0.7°C milder | 802 mm |
| Langford 38 km · Victoria Gonzales (City) | 20.6°C 2.1°C cooler | 3.8°C 2.2°C milder | 675 mm |
Electoral Area E, Cowichan 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 | 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 |
February varies most from one year to the next (1.5°C), August least
Over 1991–2020, June saw both 2.1°C (1991) and 33.5°C (2003), the widest span of any month.
Where Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Victoria (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- 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 E, Cowichan Valley’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 22.7°C.
How cold does Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley get in winter?
On a normal February night the air drops to 1.4°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley get?
Measured as water, a year brings 901 mm: 155 mm in January, the wettest month, and 20 mm in July, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 8 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Victoria (Airport), not in Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area E, 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).