Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Strawberry Hill: 1,649 mm a year
Nights in January average 0.5°C. January is the wettest month, August the driest. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 95% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
These are not Strawberry Hill’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Pitt Meadows, 16 km north-east.
A year in Strawberry Hill at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Strawberry Hill’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Strawberry Hill feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 60 days, 20°C on 107
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
10th wettest of 255 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia. On about 148 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
37 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to March, with about 14 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Vancouver International (Airport), 22 km away (Pitt Meadows records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Strawberry Hill
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. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with Strawberry Hill’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 201 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 11 April to a first of 30 October.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →A humidex above 30 marks about 26 days in a normal year.
A typical year is calm by definition; Strawberry Hill’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
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 | 16 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 22 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), 22 km |
How Strawberry Hill 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
Places around Strawberry Hill whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 9–21 km from Strawberry Hill.
Strawberry Hill 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 year to year, February moves by 1.7°C, more than any month, and October least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; September’s run from 0.9°C in 2000 to 34.4°C in 2017.
Where Strawberry Hill’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Pitt Meadows: the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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: 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 Strawberry Hill’s climate
How warm does Strawberry Hill get in summer?
The warmest month is August, when afternoons average 25.1°C.
How cold does Strawberry Hill get in winter?
Of all twelve months, December has the coldest nights, about 0.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Strawberry Hill 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 Strawberry Hill itself?
No: Strawberry Hill has no normals location, so the figures come from Pitt Meadows, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Strawberry Hill →
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).