Few Canadian towns get fewer frosts than West Point Grey
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.0°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 20°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 97% of Canadian towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver (Harbour) (7.2 km north-east).
A year in West Point Grey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about West Point Grey’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in West Point Grey feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 17 frosts and 87 warm days a year
Frosts fall from November to March; January has the most, about 6.
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
November brings the most rain and snow; July, the least. About 142 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 37 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from November to March, with about 14 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Vancouver (Harbour) publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Vancouver International (Airport), 8.3 km away.
Heating a home in West Point Grey
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Homes here need less heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with West Point Grey’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; West Point Grey’s hazards page covers them.
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 | 7.2 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 8.3 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −9.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Vancouver International (Airport), 8.3 km |
How West Point Grey 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 West Point Grey’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Grey Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C | 3.3°C | 1,537 mm |
| Greektown 1.8 km · Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 1,537 mm |
| Dunbar-Southlands 2.4 km · Vancouver International (Airport) | 22.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.4°C 1.9°C colder | 1,160 mm |
West Point Grey weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
A June here can run from −2.8°C to 30.6°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 1.5°C of its normal of 5.3°C; July keeps to within 0.8°C.
Where West Point Grey’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Vancouver (Harbour), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- 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: 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 Point Grey’s climate
How warm does West Point Grey get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.0°C.
How cold does West Point Grey get in winter?
Of all twelve months, December has the coldest nights, about 3.2°C.
How much rain and snow does West Point Grey get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,537 mm; the range runs from 44 mm in July to 245 mm in November.
Are these figures for West Point Grey itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Vancouver (Harbour), just outside West Point Grey’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for West Point Grey →
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).