Electoral Area F, Nanaimo has some of the mildest winter nights among Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.1°C. Precipitation follows the seasons: December brings about 8.1 times as much as July. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 88% of Canadian towns. Windshields need scraping on about 46 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
Electoral Area F, Nanaimo has no ECCC normals station nearby: the figures come from Comox, 58 km north-west, so read them as the wider area’s climate.
A year in Electoral Area F, Nanaimo at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area F, Nanaimo’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, Nanaimo feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 46 frosts and 80 warm days a year
Frost comes from November to March, most of all in December (about 11 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 1,152 mm a year
About 131 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 51 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs November to March; December brings the most, about 17 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area F, Nanaimo
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area F, Nanaimo’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 218 frost-free days: the last frost averages 1 April, the first 6 November.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 8 days a year.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Electoral Area F, Nanaimo: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Comox
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Comox.
| Distance from the town | 58 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 26 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −10.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.2°C |
| Average wind | 12.5 km/h on average, most often from the south-east |
| Next-nearest location | Cape Beale Light, 80 km |
How Electoral Area F, Nanaimo 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 Electoral Area F, Nanaimo’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 26–47 km from Electoral Area F, Nanaimo.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Lantzville 26 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
| Welcome Beach 45 km · Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.8°C milder | 1,537 mm |
Electoral Area F, Nanaimo weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3°C | 1.5°C | 3.9°C | 177 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 7.2°C | 1.2°C | 4.2°C | 112 mm | 9 cm |
| March | 9.5°C | 2.6°C | 6.1°C | 108 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 12.9°C | 5.0°C | 9.0°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 17.2°C | 8.6°C | 12.9°C | 40 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 19.9°C | 11.5°C | 15.7°C | 42 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 18.5°C | 24 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 13.5°C | 18.3°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.1°C | 10.5°C | 14.8°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.9°C | 6.3°C | 9.6°C | 125 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 8.7°C | 3.1°C | 5.9°C | 189 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 6.2°C | 1.3°C | 3.7°C | 194 mm | 17 cm |
| Year | 13.8°C | 6.6°C | 10.2°C | 1,152 mm | 51 cm |
A June here can run from 3.5°C to 33.8°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 1.5°C of its normal of 4.2°C; October keeps to within 0.8°C.
Where Electoral Area F, Nanaimo’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Comox, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area F, Nanaimo’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area F, Nanaimo get in summer?
Afternoons average 23.1°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Electoral Area F, Nanaimo get in winter?
Expect nights around 1.2°C in February; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area F, Nanaimo get?
About 1,152 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. December is the wettest month (194 mm) and July the driest (24 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 10 days a year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area F, Nanaimo itself?
They are the figures for Comox, which read better as the region’s climate than Electoral Area F, Nanaimo’s own.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area F, Nanaimo →
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).