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Climate in Grandview · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Grandview: 1,649 mm a year

Midwinter brings lows of about 0.5°C. Its January nights stay gentler than in 95% of Canadian towns. The year is lopsided: January gets about 7.0 times what August does. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 62% of Canadian towns
January nights: milder than 95% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: wetter than almost every Canadian town

These are not Grandview’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Pitt Meadows, 19 km north.

A year in Grandview at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan7°C1°CSnowiestWettest
Feb9°C0°C
Mar11°C2°C
Apr15°C5°CLast frost ~11 Apr
May19°C8°C
Jun21°C11°C
Jul25°C13°C
Aug25°C12°CWarmest
Sep22°C10°C
Oct15°C6°CFirst frost ~30 Oct
Nov now10°C2°C
Dec6°C0°CColdest nights

What stands out about Grandview’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.

A normal year

What a year in Grandview feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter
7°C / 0°C
600 mm, with 43 cm of snow: the wettest season
Spring
15°C / 5°C
373 mm of rain and snow
Summer
24°C / 12°C
153 mm of rain and snow
Autumn
15°C / 6°C
523 mm of rain and snow
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

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.

60
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
Fewer frosts than 95% of Canadian towns
4
Days that stay below 0°C
107
Days a year above 20°C
11
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

15
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

28
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Rain & snow

About 1,649 mm of rain and snow a year

10th wettest of 255 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia. About 148 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

1,649 mm
Rain and snow a year
Wetter than almost every Canadian town
252 mm
January, the wettest month
36 mm
August, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

252 mm
JFMAMJJASOND
Snow

56 cm of snow in a typical year

The snow season runs November to March; January brings the most, about 22 cm.

56 cm
Snowfall a year
Less snowy than 94% of Canadian towns
12
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

22 cm
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ECCC’s Pitt Meadows normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Abbotsford, 29 km away.

Heating

Heating a home in Grandview

88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.

2,824 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
2,266 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. Homes here need less heating than 96% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Grandview’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

A normal year gives the garden about 201 frost-free days, roughly 11 April to 30 October.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Humidex

Expect around 26 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.

Storms and extremes

The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Grandview’s.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Pitt Meadows

Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Pitt Meadows.

Distance from the town19 km north
Station altitude5 m
Completenessmeets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normalsNo
Snowfall fromAbbotsford, 29 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−16.3°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202037.6°C
Average wind4.8 km/h on average, most often from the east
Next-nearest locationAbbotsford, 29 km
Compared with other towns

How Grandview 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.

July afternoons25.0°C
GrandviewMedian Canadian town
14°C18°C22°C26°C30°C
Cooler than 62% of Canadian towns
January nights0.5°C
GrandviewMedian Canadian town
−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C0°C5°C
Milder than 95% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year1,649 mm
GrandviewMedian Canadian town
01,0002,0003,000
Wetter than almost every Canadian town10th wettest of 255 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia
Snowfall a year56 cm
GrandviewMedian Canadian town
0100200300400500
Less snowy than 94% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Grandview’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Grandview with figures are 19–30 km away.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Grandview Pitt Meadows25.0°C0.5°C1,649 mm
Delta 19 km · Vancouver International (Airport)22.4°C 2.6°C cooler1.4°C 0.9°C milder1,160 mm
Burnaby 27 km · Vancouver (Harbour)23.0°C 2.0°C cooler3.3°C 2.8°C milder1,537 mm
Month by month

Grandview weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January6.8°C0.5°C3.6°C252 mm22 cm
February8.8°C0.4°C4.6°C134 mm7 cm
March11.3°C2.3°C6.8°C173 mm5 cm
April14.9°C4.5°C9.7°C105 mm1 cm
May19.0°C7.9°C13.5°C95 mm0 cm
June21.3°C10.8°C16.1°C69 mm0 cm
July25.0°C12.6°C18.8°C48 mm0 cm
August25.1°C12.4°C18.8°C36 mm0 cm
September21.5°C9.8°C15.7°C94 mm0 cm
October15.0°C5.9°C10.5°C180 mm0 cm
November9.6°C2.4°C6.0°C249 mm7 cm
December6.1°C0.1°C3.1°C214 mm14 cm
Year15.4°C5.8°C10.6°C1,649 mm56 cm
Year to year

The most changeable month: February, give or take 1.7°C; the steadiest, October

Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than September, between 0.9°C (2000) and 34.4°C (2017).

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Grandview’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Pitt Meadows, 1991–2020.
  • Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
  • Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
  • 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 Grandview’s climate

How warm does Grandview get in summer?

August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C.

How cold does Grandview get in winter?

A typical December night falls to 0.1°C, the year’s low point.

How much rain and snow does Grandview get?

Measured as water, a year brings 1,649 mm: 252 mm in January, the wettest month, and 36 mm in August, the driest.

Are these figures for Grandview itself?

No, the station behind them is Pitt Meadows, beyond Grandview’s boundary.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Grandview →

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).