West End is among the least frosty of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.0°C on average. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 20°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 97% of Canadian towns. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 18–23°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Vancouver (Harbour) station, 1.7 km north-east.
A year in West End at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about West End’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in West End feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
17 frost days and 87 days above 20°C a year
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
The most falls in November, the least in July. 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
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 14 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Vancouver (Harbour) normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Vancouver International (Airport), 11 km away.
Heating a home in West End
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. By this count, homes here need less heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with West End’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The outdoor season by the averages is May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to West End’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Vancouver (Harbour)
Vancouver (Harbour) is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 1.7 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 11 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −9.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Vancouver International (Airport), 11 km |
How West End 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share West End’s would only repeat its figures. West End has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 8–21 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| West End Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C | 3.3°C | 1,537 mm |
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver 7.8 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.4°C 1.9°C colder | 1,160 mm |
| New Westminster 18 km · Pitt Meadows | 25.0°C 2.0°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.8°C colder | 1,649 mm |
West End 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
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 1.5°C of the normal, 5.3°C. July is the steadiest, within 0.8°C.
Where West End’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Vancouver (Harbour) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about West End’s climate
How warm does West End get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.0°C.
How cold does West End get in winter?
Midwinter means December, when a typical night reaches 3.2°C.
How much rain and snow does West End get?
A normal year brings 1,537 mm, snow included as water: November is wettest at 245 mm, July driest at 44 mm.
Are these figures for West End itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Vancouver (Harbour) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside West End.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for West End →
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).