Photo: Sarena D · CC BY-SA 4.0Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Ucluelet: 2,777 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 16.8°C. Winter and summer sit 14°C apart. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in almost every Canadian town. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 15 days a year at 0°C or below.
No ECCC station in Ucluelet has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Cape Beale Light, 29 km south-east, instead.
A year in Ucluelet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Ucluelet’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Ucluelet feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 15 days, 20°C on 8
The frost season runs November to March, peaking in January at about 5 nights.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 2,777 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in November, the least in July. 2nd wettest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia. About 182 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
11 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs November to March; December brings the most, about 4 cm. 253rd snowiest of 253 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Ucluelet
75% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. By this count, homes here need less heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Ucluelet’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
For long days outdoors, Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Ucluelet’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Cape Beale Light
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Cape Beale Light, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 29 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 26 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −7.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 30.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Estevan Point, 87 km |
How Ucluelet 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 Ucluelet whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Ucluelet with figures are 35–67 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ucluelet Cape Beale Light | 16.8°C | 3.6°C | 2,777 mm |
| Tofino 35 km · Estevan Point | 17.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.6°C about the same | 3,111 mm |
| Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot 57 km · Comox | 23.1°C 6.3°C warmer | 1.5°C 2.1°C colder | 1,152 mm |
Ucluelet weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 3.6°C | 6.1°C | 430 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 8.9°C | 3.5°C | 6.2°C | 263 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 9.8°C | 4.2°C | 7.1°C | 290 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 11.5°C | 5.8°C | 8.6°C | 217 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 13.9°C | 8.3°C | 11.1°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 15.4°C | 10.1°C | 12.8°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 16.8°C | 11.3°C | 14.1°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 17.0°C | 11.6°C | 14.3°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16.4°C | 10.7°C | 13.6°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.4°C | 8.2°C | 10.8°C | 288 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 10.4°C | 5.3°C | 7.9°C | 431 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 8.4°C | 3.5°C | 5.9°C | 387 mm | 4 cm |
| Year | 12.5°C | 7.2°C | 9.9°C | 2,777 mm | 11 cm |
From 5.0°C to 30.0°C: September’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 1.3°C around 6.2°C) and June least (0.8°C).
Where Ucluelet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Cape Beale Light (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Ucluelet’s climate
How warm does Ucluelet get in summer?
Expect highs near 17.0°C in August, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Ucluelet get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to February, at about 3.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Ucluelet get?
Rain and snow add up to about 2,777 mm of water a year; November brings the most (431 mm), July the least (52 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 2 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Ucluelet itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at Cape Beale Light, outside Ucluelet.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Ucluelet →
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).