Hardly any Canadian towns see softer January nights than East Saanich 2
Midsummer highs settle at about 22.7°C. Winter and summer sit 21°C apart. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 94% of Canadian towns. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 20–23°C.
Borrowed figures: East Saanich 2 has no normals station, so these come from Victoria (Airport), 7.5 km north-west.
A year in East Saanich 2 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about East Saanich 2’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in East Saanich 2 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
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
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
39 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to March, with about 12 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 East Saanich 2
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. A house here needs less heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with East Saanich 2’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Frost usually lets go around 4 April and returns near 4 November, about 213 days apart.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 6 a year.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to East Saanich 2’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 | 7.5 km north-west |
| 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), 16 km |
How East Saanich 2 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share East Saanich 2’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 13–18 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from East Saanich 2.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Saanich 2 Victoria (Airport) | 22.7°C | 1.6°C | 901 mm |
| Saanich 13 km · Victoria (University) | 23.7°C 1.0°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.8°C milder | 661 mm |
| View Royal 15 km · Victoria Gonzales (City) | 20.6°C 2.1°C cooler | 3.8°C 2.2°C milder | 675 mm |
East Saanich 2 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 |
Two years in three, February’s average lands within 1.5°C of normal, against the steadier August
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; June’s run from 2.1°C in 1991 to 33.5°C in 2003.
Where East Saanich 2’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: 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: 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 East Saanich 2’s climate
How warm does East Saanich 2 get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 22.7°C on a typical day.
How cold does East Saanich 2 get in winter?
Midwinter means February, when a typical night reaches 1.4°C.
How much rain and snow does East Saanich 2 get?
901 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is January (155 mm); the driest, July (20 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 8 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for East Saanich 2 itself?
Not directly: East Saanich 2 has no ECCC normals of its own, and Victoria (Airport) stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for East Saanich 2 →
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).