Sunset is among the least frosty of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 22.4°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 96% of Canadian towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 21°C. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver International (Airport) (7.3 km south-west).
A year in Sunset at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sunset’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Sunset feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
40 frost days and 79 days above 20°C a year
Frosts fall from November to March; January has the most, about 10.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,160 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 137 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone 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
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Sunset
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. By this count, homes here need less heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Sunset’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Between the last frost, near 19 March, and the first, near 10 November, lie about 235 frost-free days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Count on some 6 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Sunset’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Vancouver International (Airport)
Vancouver International (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 7.3 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), 8.8 km |
How Sunset 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 Sunset whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C | 1.4°C | 1,160 mm |
| Victoria-Fraserview 2.1 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 1,160 mm |
| Kensington-Cedar Cottage 2.7 km · Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.3°C 1.9°C milder | 1,537 mm |
Sunset 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 has run from −15.2°C to 14.3°C in thirty years
Year to year, January varies most (a standard deviation of 1.7°C around 4.1°C) and August least (0.7°C).
Where Sunset’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Vancouver International (Airport) (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, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Sunset’s climate
How warm does Sunset get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 22.4°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Sunset get in winter?
Overnight lows average 1.2°C in December, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Sunset get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,160 mm: 175 mm in November, the wettest month, and 34 mm in July, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 8 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Sunset itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver International (Airport), just outside Sunset’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sunset →
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