South Surrey is among the wettest of Canadian towns: 1,649 mm of rain and snow a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.0°C on average. Its January nights stay gentler than in 95% of Canadian towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 148 days a year with 1 mm or more.
These are not South Surrey’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Pitt Meadows, 19 km north-east.
A year in South Surrey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about South Surrey’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in South Surrey feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
60 frost days and 107 days above 20°C a year
Frosts fall from October to April; December has the most, about 15. Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 11 days a year.
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.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 37 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs November to March; December brings the most, about 14 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Pitt Meadows publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Vancouver International (Airport), 31 km away.
Heating a home in South Surrey
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with South Surrey’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Gardens get from about 11 April to 30 October without frost, around 201 days in all.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Plan shade and water for about 26 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to South Surrey’s hazards page.
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 | 19 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 31 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), 31 km |
How South Surrey 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 South Surrey whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 15–26 km from South Surrey.
South Surrey 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 |
September: 0.9°C at its coldest, 34.4°C at its warmest
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 1.7°C around 4.6°C) and October least (1.0°C).
Where South Surrey’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Pitt Meadows (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about South Surrey’s climate
How warm does South Surrey get in summer?
Midsummer means August, with afternoons near 25.1°C on a typical day.
How cold does South Surrey get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to December, at about 0.1°C.
How much rain and snow does South Surrey 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 South Surrey itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Pitt Meadows, not in South Surrey; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for South Surrey →
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).