Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area B, qathet has some of the mildest winter nights among Canadian towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.1°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 88% of Canadian towns. Winter and summer sit 22°C apart. Frost comes on about 46 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are not Electoral Area B, qathet’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Comox, 31 km west.
A year in Electoral Area B, qathet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area B, 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 B, 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
Frost comes from November to March, most of all in December (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
December brings the most rain and snow; July, the least. About 131 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 51 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 17 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area B, qathet
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. A house here needs less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area B, 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.
For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Count on some 8 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Electoral Area B, qathet’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Comox
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Comox.
| Distance from the town | 31 km 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, 58 km |
How Electoral Area B, 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
Places around Electoral Area B, qathet whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 44–59 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area B, qathet.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, qathet Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Electoral Area B, Strathcona 44 km · Campbell River | 23.5°C about the same | −0.5°C 2.0°C colder | 1,482 mm |
| Welcome Beach 54 km · Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.8°C milder | 1,537 mm |
Electoral Area B, qathet 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 |
June has run from 3.5°C to 33.8°C in thirty years
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 1.5°C from 4.2°C. October moves least, typically by 0.8°C.
Where Electoral Area B, qathet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Comox, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area B, qathet’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area B, qathet get in summer?
Afternoons average 23.1°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Electoral Area B, qathet get in winter?
At its coldest, in February, the normal low is 1.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area B, qathet get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,152 mm: 194 mm in December, the wettest month, and 24 mm in July, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 10 days a year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area B, qathet itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Comox, not in Electoral Area B, qathet; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area B, qathet →
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).