Victoria-Fraserview sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for frosts
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 22.4°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 96% of Canadian towns. November is the wettest month, July the driest. Have the furnace checked before November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Vancouver International (Airport) location, 9.1 km south-west.
A year in Victoria-Fraserview at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Victoria-Fraserview’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Victoria-Fraserview feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
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
About 1,160 mm of rain and snow a 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
The snow season runs November to March; December brings the most, about 14 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Victoria-Fraserview
87% 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. A house here needs less heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Victoria-Fraserview’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Seedlings can go out once the average last frost, around 19 March, has passed; autumn’s first, near 10 November, ends a season of about 235 days.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Roughly 6 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Victoria-Fraserview’s.
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 | 9.1 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), 9.6 km |
How Victoria-Fraserview compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Victoria-Fraserview’s own would show the same figures).
Victoria-Fraserview 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 |
Two years in three, January’s average lands within 1.7°C of normal, against the steadier August
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in December: a low of −15.2°C in 2008 and a high of 14.3°C in 2005.
Where Victoria-Fraserview’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver International (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- 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, 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 Victoria-Fraserview’s climate
How warm does Victoria-Fraserview get in summer?
Expect highs near 22.4°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Victoria-Fraserview get in winter?
The coldest nights come in December, averaging 1.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Victoria-Fraserview get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,160 mm; the range runs from 34 mm in July to 175 mm in November.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 8 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Victoria-Fraserview itself?
Nearly: Vancouver International (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Victoria-Fraserview’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Victoria-Fraserview →
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