Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Fleetwood: 1,649 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 0.5°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. In January, nights here are milder than in 95% of Canadian towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 21–25°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Fleetwood is Pitt Meadows, 9.6 km north-east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Fleetwood at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Fleetwood’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Fleetwood feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
60 frost days and 107 days above 20°C 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
The most falls in January, the least in August. 10th wettest of 255 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia. Some 148 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 37 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 14 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Vancouver International (Airport), 28 km away (Pitt Meadows records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Fleetwood
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with Fleetwood’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
From about 11 April to 30 October the garden is usually clear of frost, some 201 days.
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 feel above 30 on the humidex.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Fleetwood’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 | 9.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 28 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 International (Airport), 28 km |
How Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 16–25 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Fleetwood.
Fleetwood 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 | 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 |
From 0.9°C to 34.4°C: September’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 1.7°C around its normal of 4.6°C, the widest of any month, while October’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where Fleetwood’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: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- 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: 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 Fleetwood’s climate
How warm does Fleetwood get in summer?
Expect highs near 25.1°C in August, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Fleetwood get in winter?
Overnight lows average 0.1°C in December, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Fleetwood get?
January is the wettest month at 252 mm and August the driest at 36 mm, for 1,649 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Fleetwood itself?
No, they come from Pitt Meadows; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Fleetwood itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Fleetwood →
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).