Hardly any Canadian towns wake to less frost than Oakridge
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 22.4°C on average. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 96% of Canadian towns. Winter and summer sit 21°C apart. Have the furnace checked before November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver International (Airport) (5.8 km south-west).
A year in Oakridge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Oakridge’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Oakridge feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 40 frosts and 79 warm days a year
The frost season runs November to March, peaking in January at about 10 nights.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,160 mm a year
About 137 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone 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
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Oakridge
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Oakridge’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
About 235 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 19 March to a first of 10 November.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Summer brings about 6 days when the humidex passes 30.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Oakridge’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Vancouver International (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver International (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 5.8 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 4 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −15.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.4°C |
| Average wind | 13.0 km/h on average, most often from the east |
| Next-nearest location | Vancouver (Harbour), 8.0 km |
How Oakridge compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Oakridge whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C | 1.4°C | 1,160 mm |
| Marpole 1.8 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
| Shaughnessy 2.1 km · Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.3°C 1.9°C milder | 1,537 mm |
Oakridge weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C | 1.4°C | 4.1°C | 174 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 7.9°C | 1.5°C | 4.7°C | 91 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 10.1°C | 3.3°C | 6.7°C | 106 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 13.1°C | 5.7°C | 9.4°C | 86 mm | under 1 cm |
| May | 16.9°C | 9.0°C | 13.0°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 19.6°C | 11.9°C | 15.8°C | 51 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 22.4°C | 13.9°C | 18.2°C | 34 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.4°C | 14.0°C | 18.2°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.1°C | 11.2°C | 15.2°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.5°C | 7.0°C | 10.3°C | 124 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 9.3°C | 3.6°C | 6.4°C | 175 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 6.6°C | 1.2°C | 3.9°C | 172 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 14.0°C | 7.0°C | 10.5°C | 1,160 mm | 37 cm |
December: −15.2°C at its coldest, 14.3°C at its warmest
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 1.7°C around its normal of 4.1°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 0.7°C.
Where Oakridge’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Vancouver International (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Oakridge’s climate
How warm does Oakridge get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 22.4°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Oakridge get in winter?
December nights average 1.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Oakridge get?
Rain and snow add up to about 1,160 mm of water a year; November brings the most (175 mm), July the least (34 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 8 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Oakridge itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver International (Airport), just outside Oakridge’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Oakridge →
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).