Birdland sits near the top of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 1,649 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 0.5°C on average. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 95% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. The furnace earns its keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
These are not Birdland’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Pitt Meadows, 9.1 km east.
A year in Birdland at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Birdland’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Birdland feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 60 frosts and 107 warm days a year
Frosts fall from October to April; December has the most, about 15. About 11 days a year top 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,649 mm of rain and snow a year
January brings the most rain and snow; August, the least. 10th wettest of 255 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia. About 148 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
37 cm of snow in a typical year
From November to March snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 14 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Pitt Meadows normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Vancouver International (Airport), 27 km away.
Heating a home in Birdland
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. A house here needs less heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with Birdland’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Count on about 201 frost-free days: the last frost averages 11 April, the first 30 October.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →About 26 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Birdland’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Pitt Meadows
Pitt Meadows is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 27 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −16.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.6°C |
| Average wind | 4.8 km/h on average, most often from the east |
| Next-nearest location | Vancouver (Harbour), 25 km |
How Birdland 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Birdland’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Birdland with figures are 13–22 km away.
Birdland 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 | 6.8°C | 0.5°C | 3.6°C | 252 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 8.8°C | 0.4°C | 4.6°C | 134 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 11.3°C | 2.3°C | 6.8°C | 173 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.5°C | 9.7°C | 105 mm | under 1 cm |
| May | 19.0°C | 7.9°C | 13.5°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 21.3°C | 10.8°C | 16.1°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.0°C | 12.6°C | 18.8°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.1°C | 12.4°C | 18.8°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.5°C | 9.8°C | 15.7°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15.0°C | 5.9°C | 10.5°C | 180 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 9.6°C | 2.4°C | 6.0°C | 249 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.1°C | 3.1°C | 214 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 15.4°C | 5.8°C | 10.6°C | 1,649 mm | 37 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 1.7°C; October the least
Over 1991–2020, September saw both 0.9°C (2000) and 34.4°C (2017), the widest span of any month.
Where Birdland’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Pitt Meadows, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Birdland’s climate
How warm does Birdland get in summer?
Summer peaks in August: a typical afternoon reaches 25.1°C.
How cold does Birdland get in winter?
Midwinter means December, when a typical night reaches 0.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Birdland get?
The year adds up to 1,649 mm. January is the peak month (252 mm) and August the low one (36 mm).
Are these figures for Birdland itself?
No, the station behind them is Pitt Meadows, beyond Birdland’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Birdland →
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).