Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area C, qathet has some of the mildest winter nights among Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.1°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 88% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 22°C. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Electoral Area C, qathet has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Comox, 38 km west.
A year in Electoral Area C, qathet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area C, 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 C, qathet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
46 frost days and 80 days above 20°C 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
1,152 mm of precipitation in a typical 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
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 Electoral Area C, qathet
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. Homes here need less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area C, qathet’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
About 218 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 1 April to a first of 6 November.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 8 days a year.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Electoral Area C, qathet’s hazards page does.
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 | 38 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, 67 km |
How Electoral Area C, qathet 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 Electoral Area C, qathet’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Electoral Area C, qathet with figures are 45–63 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, qathet Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Welcome Beach 45 km · Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.8°C milder | 1,537 mm |
| Electoral Area B, Strathcona 52 km · Campbell River | 23.5°C about the same | −0.5°C 2.0°C colder | 1,482 mm |
| Lantzville 63 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
Electoral Area C, qathet weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 1.5°C; the steadiest, October
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 C, qathet’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: 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 C, qathet’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area C, qathet get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.1°C.
How cold does Electoral Area C, qathet get in winter?
Midwinter means February, when a typical night reaches 1.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area C, qathet get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,152 mm a year; December leads with 194 mm and July trails with 24 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 10 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Electoral Area C, qathet itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Comox; Electoral Area C, qathet has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area C, 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).