Hardly any Canadian towns see softer January nights than Metchosin
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 20.6°C on average. Precipitation follows the seasons: November brings about 9.9 times as much as July. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in almost every Canadian town. Plan for rain or snow on about 104 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Borrowed figures: Metchosin has no normals station, so these come from Victoria Gonzales (City), 17 km east.
A year in Metchosin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Metchosin’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Metchosin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 10 frosts and 54 warm days a year
The frost season runs November to February, peaking in January at about 3 nights.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
675 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow 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
ECCC’s Victoria Gonzales (City) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Victoria (Airport), 32 km away.
Heating a home in Metchosin
82% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. A house here needs less heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Metchosin’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest 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 →Roughly 3 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Metchosin’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Victoria Gonzales (City)
Victoria Gonzales (City) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 17 km east |
| Station altitude | 70 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Victoria (Airport), 32 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −8.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Average wind | 14.3 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Victoria (University), 21 km |
How Metchosin 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
Places around Metchosin whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 18–30 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Metchosin.
Metchosin 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 | 7.8°C | 3.8°C | 5.8°C | 111 mm | 11 cm |
| February | 8.6°C | 3.6°C | 6.1°C | 61 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 10.7°C | 4.6°C | 7.7°C | 62 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 13.5°C | 6.4°C | 10.0°C | 36 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 16.5°C | 8.7°C | 12.6°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 18.7°C | 10.5°C | 14.6°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 20.6°C | 11.9°C | 16.3°C | 13 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 20.7°C | 12.1°C | 16.4°C | 16 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.9°C | 11.0°C | 15.0°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.9°C | 8.2°C | 11.1°C | 85 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 9.9°C | 5.4°C | 7.7°C | 129 mm | 4 cm |
| December | 7.5°C | 3.6°C | 5.5°C | 87 mm | 12 cm |
| Year | 14.0°C | 7.5°C | 10.7°C | 675 mm | 39 cm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 1.5°C; the steadiest, August
June has the widest record range, 6.2°C in 1999 to 34.6°C in 1995; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Metchosin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Victoria Gonzales (City), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- 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: 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 Metchosin’s climate
How warm does Metchosin get in summer?
Of all twelve months, August has the warmest afternoons, about 20.7°C.
How cold does Metchosin get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in February, with lows near 3.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Metchosin get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 675 mm; the range runs from 13 mm in July to 129 mm in November.
Are these figures for Metchosin itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Victoria Gonzales (City); Metchosin has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Metchosin →
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).