Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area A, qathet has some of the mildest winter nights among Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.1°C. The year is lopsided: December gets about 8.1 times what July does. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 88% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 131 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
No ECCC station in Electoral Area A, qathet has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Comox, 40 km south-west, instead.
A year in Electoral Area A, qathet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area A, qathet’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 A, qathet feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 46 frosts and 80 warm days a year
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
About 1,152 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 51 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs November to March; December brings the most, about 17 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area A, qathet
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area A, qathet’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 1 April to about 6 November, some 218 days in a normal year.
The outdoor season by the averages is May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →A humidex above 30 marks about 8 days in a normal year.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Electoral Area A, qathet’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 | 40 km south-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, 46 km |
How Electoral Area A, qathet 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 A, qathet’s own would show the same figures). The one place listed is 23 km from Electoral Area A, qathet, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, qathet Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Electoral Area B, Strathcona 23 km · Campbell River | 23.5°C about the same | −0.5°C 2.0°C colder | 1,482 mm |
Electoral Area A, qathet 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 | 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 1.5°C, more than any month, and October least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in June: a low of 3.5°C in 2001 and a high of 33.8°C in 2018.
Where Electoral Area A, qathet’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: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Electoral Area A, qathet’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area A, qathet get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.1°C.
How cold does Electoral Area A, qathet get in winter?
At its coldest, in February, the normal low is 1.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area A, qathet 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?
There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 10 days a year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area A, qathet itself?
Not exactly. Electoral Area A, qathet lacks a normals station, so Comox supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area A, qathet →
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