Hardly any Canadian towns see softer January nights than Parksville
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.1°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 88% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 22°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Expect about 46 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Parksville has no ECCC normals station nearby: the figures come from Comox, 61 km north-west, so read them as the wider area’s climate.
A year in Parksville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Parksville’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Parksville 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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,152 mm a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 131 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
51 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to March, with about 17 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Parksville
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. Homes here need less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Parksville’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 1 April to plant out; frost tends to come back around 6 November, about 218 days later.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 8 a year.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Parksville’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Comox
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Comox, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 61 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 | Vancouver International (Airport), 84 km |
How Parksville 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 Parksville’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Parksville with figures is 19 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parksville Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Lantzville 19 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
Parksville 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 1.5°C; the steadiest, October
Over 1991–2020, June saw both 3.5°C (2001) and 33.8°C (2018), the widest span of any month.
Where Parksville’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Comox: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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 Parksville’s climate
How warm does Parksville get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.1°C.
How cold does Parksville get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Parksville get?
Count on roughly 1,152 mm a year, heaviest in December (194 mm) and lightest in July (24 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 10 days a year.
Are these figures for Parksville itself?
Not really: Comox, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Parksville.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Parksville →
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).