Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Hardly any Canadian towns see softer January nights than North Saanich
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 22.7°C on average. Precipitation peaks in January and eases off in July. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 94% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Measured at Victoria (Airport), 1.8 km south: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in North Saanich at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about North Saanich’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in North Saanich feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 45 frosts and 83 warm days a year
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
Rain and melted snow: about 901 mm a year
On about 119 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
39 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 12 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in North Saanich
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with North Saanich’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
From about 4 April to 4 November the garden is usually clear of frost, some 213 days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →About 6 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for North Saanich: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Victoria (Airport)
ECCC builds the Victoria (Airport) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 1.8 km south |
| 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), 25 km |
How North Saanich compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share North Saanich’s would only repeat its figures. North Saanich has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 19–25 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Saanich Victoria (Airport) | 22.7°C | 1.6°C | 901 mm |
| Southern Gulf Islands 19 km · Saturna CAPMON | 21.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.3°C 0.7°C milder | 802 mm |
| Saanich 22 km · Victoria (University) | 23.7°C 1.0°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.8°C milder | 661 mm |
| View Royal 23 km · Victoria Gonzales (City) | 20.6°C 2.1°C cooler | 3.8°C 2.2°C milder | 675 mm |
North Saanich 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 | 7.5°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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 1.5°C; the steadiest, August
June has the widest record range, 2.1°C in 1991 to 33.5°C in 2003; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where North Saanich’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Victoria (Airport), 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 North Saanich’s climate
How warm does North Saanich get in summer?
Afternoons average 22.7°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does North Saanich get in winter?
At its coldest, in February, the normal low is 1.4°C.
How much rain and snow does North Saanich get?
Around 901 mm a year in all, from 155 mm in January down to 20 mm in July.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 8 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for North Saanich itself?
Yes: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Victoria (Airport), which is in North Saanich.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for North Saanich →
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).