Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area A, Sunshine Coast sits near the top of Canadian towns for mild winters
Sunny July days climb to about 23.1°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 88% of Canadian towns. December is the wettest month, July the driest. Plan for rain or snow on about 131 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast come from Comox, 64 km west, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast’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, Sunshine Coast feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
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
1,152 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
51 cm of snow in a typical year
From November to March snow is likely; December is the peak, at 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, Sunshine Coast
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. Homes here need less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
From about 1 April to 6 November the garden is usually clear of frost, some 218 days.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →On some 8 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Comox
Comox is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 64 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 | Squamish, 65 km |
How Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast 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
Places around Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 16–43 km from Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast Comox | 23.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,152 mm |
| Welcome Beach 16 km · Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.8°C milder | 1,537 mm |
| Lantzville 42 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast 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 |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 1.5°C; October the 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, Sunshine Coast’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: 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.1°C.
How cold does Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast get in winter?
The coldest nights come in February, averaging 1.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast get?
Precipitation totals 1,152 mm a year, with December the wettest month (194 mm) and July the driest (24 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 10 days a year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast itself?
No: they come from Comox, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast →
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).