Photo: NASA · Public domainHardly any Canadian towns see softer January nights than Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 22.7°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 94% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 21°C across the year, low to high. Expect about 45 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
No ECCC station in Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Victoria (Airport), 44 km east, instead.
A year in Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area F, 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 F, 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
Frost comes from November to April, most of all in January (about 10 nights).
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 901 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in January, the least in July. Some 119 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 39 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 12 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. That means homes here need less heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Count on about 213 frost-free days: the last frost averages 4 April, the first 4 November.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →About 6 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Victoria (Airport)
ECCC builds the Victoria (Airport) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 44 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 | Saturna CAPMON, 63 km |
How Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley’s own would show the same figures). The nearest place to Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley with figures is 27 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley Victoria (Airport) | 22.7°C | 1.6°C | 901 mm |
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley 27 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
Electoral Area F, 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 1.5°C; the steadiest, August
Over 1991–2020, June saw both 2.1°C (1991) and 33.5°C (2003), the widest span of any month.
Where Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Victoria (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 22.7°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Electoral Area F, 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 F, Cowichan Valley get?
The year adds up to 901 mm. January is the peak month (155 mm) and July the low one (20 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Roughly 8 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley itself?
They come from Victoria (Airport), which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area F, 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).