Few Canadian towns get fewer frosts than Renfrew-Collingwood
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.0°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 97% of Canadian towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 18–23°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Vancouver (Harbour) station, 8.0 km north-west.
A year in Renfrew-Collingwood at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Renfrew-Collingwood’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Renfrew-Collingwood feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 17 days, 20°C on 87
Frost comes from November to March, most of all in January (about 6 nights).
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,537 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 142 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
About 37 cm of snow a year
From November to March snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 14 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Vancouver (Harbour) publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Vancouver International (Airport), 12 km away.
Heating a home in Renfrew-Collingwood
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. That means homes here need less heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Renfrew-Collingwood’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Renfrew-Collingwood’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Vancouver (Harbour)
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver (Harbour), one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 8.0 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 12 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −9.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Vancouver International (Airport), 12 km |
How Renfrew-Collingwood 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 Renfrew-Collingwood whose figures come from another normals location. Renfrew-Collingwood has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 10–15 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew-Collingwood Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C | 3.3°C | 1,537 mm |
| New Westminster 10 km · Pitt Meadows | 25.0°C 2.0°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.8°C colder | 1,649 mm |
| Musqueam 2 12 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.4°C 1.9°C colder | 1,160 mm |
Renfrew-Collingwood 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 | 7.4°C | 3.3°C | 5.3°C | 237 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 8.4°C | 3.3°C | 5.9°C | 117 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 10.5°C | 4.6°C | 7.6°C | 163 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 13.9°C | 6.9°C | 10.4°C | 118 mm | under 1 cm |
| May | 17.8°C | 10.2°C | 14.0°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 20.2°C | 12.8°C | 16.5°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.0°C | 14.9°C | 19.0°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 14.8°C | 18.9°C | 49 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 12.1°C | 15.8°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.9°C | 8.6°C | 11.2°C | 157 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 9.7°C | 5.3°C | 7.5°C | 245 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 7.1°C | 3.2°C | 5.2°C | 200 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 14.5°C | 8.3°C | 11.4°C | 1,537 mm | 37 cm |
In June, anything from −2.8°C to 30.6°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±1.5°C around 5.3°C), July the one that wanders least (±0.8°C).
Where Renfrew-Collingwood’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Vancouver (Harbour), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- 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: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Renfrew-Collingwood’s climate
How warm does Renfrew-Collingwood get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 23.0°C.
How cold does Renfrew-Collingwood get in winter?
A typical December night falls to 3.2°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Renfrew-Collingwood get?
About 1,537 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. November is the wettest month (245 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
Are these figures for Renfrew-Collingwood itself?
They are the normals for Vancouver (Harbour), measured just outside Renfrew-Collingwood itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Renfrew-Collingwood →
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