Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFew Canadian towns have milder winter nights than Electoral Area D, qathet
High summer brings afternoon highs 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. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 131 times a year.
These are not Electoral Area D, qathet’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Comox, 31 km west.
A year in Electoral Area D, qathet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area D, 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 D, qathet feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
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.
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 D, qathet
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area D, qathet’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
A normal year gives the garden about 218 frost-free days, roughly 1 April to 6 November.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Summer brings about 8 days when the humidex passes 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Electoral Area D, qathet’s hazards page.
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 | 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, 65 km |
How Electoral Area D, qathet compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Electoral Area D, qathet’s own would show the same figures). Electoral Area D, qathet has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 45–58 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, 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 55 km · Campbell River | 23.5°C about the same | −0.5°C 2.0°C colder | 1,482 mm |
| Lantzville 55 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
Electoral Area D, 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
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 1.5°C around 4.2°C) and October least (0.8°C).
Where Electoral Area D, 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: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area D, qathet’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area D, qathet get in summer?
Highs reach 23.1°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Electoral Area D, qathet get in winter?
In February, the coldest month, the typical low is 1.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area D, qathet get?
Around 1,152 mm a year in all, from 194 mm in December down to 24 mm in July.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 10 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Electoral Area D, qathet itself?
They come from Comox, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Electoral Area D, qathet.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area D, 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).