Electoral Area H, Nanaimo has some of the mildest winter nights among Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.1°C on average. The wettest month is December; the driest is July. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 88% of Canadian towns. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Comox, 38 km north-west, instead.
A year in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area H, 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 H, Nanaimo feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 46 days, 20°C on 80
The frost season runs November to March, peaking in December at about 11 nights.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,152 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 131 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 51 cm in a normal year
From November to March snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 17 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. By this count, homes here need less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area H, Nanaimo’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
About 218 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 1 April to a first of 6 November.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Expect around 8 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Electoral Area H, Nanaimo’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Comox
Comox is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 38 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 | Campbell River, 74 km |
How Electoral Area H, Nanaimo 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Electoral Area H, Nanaimo’s own would show the same figures). Electoral Area H, Nanaimo has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 46–66 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Lantzville 46 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
| Welcome Beach 56 km · Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.8°C milder | 1,537 mm |
Electoral Area H, Nanaimo 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 | 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 |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 1.5°C; October the least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. June spans the most, from 3.5°C (2001) to 33.8°C (2018).
Where Electoral Area H, Nanaimo’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Comox, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 Electoral Area H, Nanaimo’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area H, Nanaimo get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.1°C.
How cold does Electoral Area H, Nanaimo get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to February, at about 1.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area H, Nanaimo get?
The yearly total is about 1,152 mm. December gets 194 mm, the most of any month; July gets 24 mm, the least.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 10 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Electoral Area H, Nanaimo itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Comox, not in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo; 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 H, Nanaimo →
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