New Songhees 1A sits near the top of Canadian towns for mild winters
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 20.6°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in almost every Canadian town. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 17°C. Plan for rain or snow on about 104 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
New Songhees 1A has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Victoria Gonzales (City), 8.1 km south-east.
A year in New Songhees 1A at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about New Songhees 1A’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in New Songhees 1A feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 10 days, 20°C on 54
Frost comes from November to February, most of all in January (about 3 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 675 mm a year
The most falls in November, the least in July.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 39 cm in a normal year
From November to March snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 12 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Victoria (Airport), 23 km away (Victoria Gonzales (City) records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in New Songhees 1A
82% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. A house here needs less heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with New Songhees 1A’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 3 a year.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on New Songhees 1A’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Victoria Gonzales (City)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Victoria Gonzales (City) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 70 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Victoria (Airport), 23 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), 9.2 km |
How New Songhees 1A 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on New Songhees 1A’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 5–23 km from New Songhees 1A.
New Songhees 1A 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 1.5°C, more than any month, and August least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in June: a low of 6.2°C in 1999 and a high of 34.6°C in 1995.
Where New Songhees 1A’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Victoria Gonzales (City), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 New Songhees 1A’s climate
How warm does New Songhees 1A get in summer?
At its warmest, in August, the normal high is 20.7°C.
How cold does New Songhees 1A get in winter?
A typical February night falls to 3.6°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does New Songhees 1A get?
Precipitation totals 675 mm a year, with November the wettest month (129 mm) and July the driest (13 mm).
Are these figures for New Songhees 1A itself?
They describe Victoria Gonzales (City), the nearest normals location, rather than New Songhees 1A itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for New Songhees 1A →
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).