Photo: Miranda.Kopetzky · CC BY-SA 4.0North Vancouver is among the least frosty of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.0°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 97% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 20°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
These are not North Vancouver’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Vancouver (Harbour), 4.0 km south-west.
A year in North Vancouver at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about North Vancouver’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in North Vancouver feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 17 days, 20°C on 87
Frost comes from November to March, most of all in January (about 6 nights).
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,537 mm of rain and snow a year
Some 142 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 37 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 14 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Vancouver (Harbour) publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Vancouver International (Airport), 16 km away.
Heating a home in North Vancouver
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with North Vancouver’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on North Vancouver’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Vancouver (Harbour)
Vancouver (Harbour) is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 4.0 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 16 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −9.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Vancouver International (Airport), 16 km |
How North Vancouver 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 North Vancouver’s own would show the same figures). North Vancouver has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 13–17 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Vancouver Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C | 3.3°C | 1,537 mm |
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver 13 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.4°C 1.9°C colder | 1,160 mm |
| Anmore 16 km · Pitt Meadows | 25.0°C 2.0°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.8°C colder | 1,649 mm |
North Vancouver weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 3.3°C | 5.3°C | 237 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 8.4°C | 3.3°C | 5.9°C | 117 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 10.5°C | 4.6°C | 7.6°C | 163 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 13.9°C | 6.9°C | 10.4°C | 118 mm | under 1 cm |
| May | 17.8°C | 10.2°C | 14.0°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 20.2°C | 12.8°C | 16.5°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.0°C | 14.9°C | 19.0°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 14.8°C | 18.9°C | 49 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 12.1°C | 15.8°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.9°C | 8.6°C | 11.2°C | 157 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 9.7°C | 5.3°C | 7.5°C | 245 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 7.1°C | 3.2°C | 5.2°C | 200 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 14.5°C | 8.3°C | 11.4°C | 1,537 mm | 37 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 1.5°C; the steadiest month is July
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. June spans the most, from −2.8°C (2007) to 30.6°C (2015).
Where North Vancouver’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Vancouver (Harbour) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about North Vancouver’s climate
How warm does North Vancouver get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.0°C.
How cold does North Vancouver get in winter?
December nights average 3.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does North Vancouver get?
Some 1,537 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in November (245 mm), the least in July (44 mm).
Are these figures for North Vancouver itself?
No: North Vancouver has no normals location, so the figures come from Vancouver (Harbour), the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for North Vancouver →
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).