Photo: Keefer4~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 2.5Few Canadian towns have milder winter nights than Saanich
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.7°C on average. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 71% of Canadian towns. Of all months, November brings the most precipitation and July the least. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 104 days a year with 1 mm or more.
Measured at Victoria (University), 4.9 km east: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Saanich at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Saanich’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Saanich feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 19 frosts and 92 warm days a year
The frost season runs November to March, peaking in January at about 5 nights.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 661 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 39 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 12 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Victoria (University) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Victoria (Airport), 20 km away.
Heating a home in Saanich
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Saanich’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 10 a year.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Saanich’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Victoria (University)
Victoria (University) is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 4.9 km east |
| Station altitude | 60 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Victoria (Airport), 20 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −11.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.6°C |
| Average wind | 6.1 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Victoria Gonzales (City), 7.5 km |
How Saanich 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Saanich’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saanich Victoria (University) | 23.7°C | 3.4°C | 661 mm |
| Victoria 5.1 km · Victoria Gonzales (City) | 20.6°C 3.1°C cooler | 3.8°C about the same | 675 mm |
Saanich 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 | 8.2°C | 3.4°C | 5.8°C | 110 mm | 11 cm |
| February | 8.8°C | 2.9°C | 5.9°C | 60 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 11.0°C | 3.9°C | 7.5°C | 53 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 14.0°C | 5.5°C | 9.8°C | 36 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 17.9°C | 7.9°C | 12.9°C | 29 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 20.6°C | 10.2°C | 15.4°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.7°C | 11.7°C | 17.7°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.5°C | 11.8°C | 17.7°C | 16 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.0°C | 10.1°C | 15.0°C | 30 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.3°C | 7.2°C | 10.7°C | 77 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.7°C | 7.6°C | 123 mm | 4 cm |
| December | 8.0°C | 3.1°C | 5.5°C | 98 mm | 12 cm |
| Year | 15.0°C | 6.9°C | 11.0°C | 661 mm | 39 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 1.5°C; August the least
Over 1991–2020, July saw both 6.2°C (2002) and 37.6°C (2009), the widest span of any month.
Where Saanich’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Victoria (University): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Saanich’s climate
How warm does Saanich get in summer?
Expect highs near 23.7°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Saanich get in winter?
Lows sink to 2.9°C on an average February night.
How much rain and snow does Saanich get?
661 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is November (123 mm); the driest, July (11 mm).
Are these figures for Saanich itself?
Yes, measured at Victoria (University), which sits inside Saanich’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Saanich →
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).