Museum · Victoria · British Columbia

Thunderbird Park

Among the sights of Victoria is Thunderbird Park, a museum. Royal British Columbia Museum runs it. Close by, Royal British Columbia Museum is 100 m away.

Where

In Victoria

inside the municipal boundary

Run by

Royal British Columbia Museum

the operator on record

How well known

Top 29%

#1,476 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Victoria

Inside Victoria

You’ll find Thunderbird Park inside Victoria’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Weather by the month

If warmth matters, go June to September: Victoria reaches 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 4°111 mm

Feb9° / 4°61 mm

Mar11° / 5°62 mm

Apr14° / 6°36 mm

May17° / 9°28 mm

Jun19° / 11°19 mm

Jul21° / 12°13 mm

Aug21° / 12°16 mm

Sep19° / 11°28 mm

Oct14° / 8°85 mm

Nov10° / 5°129 mm

Dec8° / 4°87 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Victoria, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals for Victoria Gonzales (City) (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Victoria’s full climate →

About

Thunderbird Park

In Victoria: within the town’s municipal boundary.

Type: Museum
Run by: Royal British Columbia Museum
Town: in Victoria
Official site: royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/exhibits/tbird-park/html/intro/intro.htm

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Address, hours and fees: OpenStreetMap contributors and Wikidata. They change with the seasons: check its site before you go.

The map

Map of Thunderbird Park and nearby

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Thunderbird Park is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns close to Thunderbird Park

Saanich tops the 8 for size, at 126,011 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Victoria

103,888 people · 47 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km northwest of it

Juan de Fuca (Part 1)

5,439 people · 55 places to visit

3 · 2 km northwest of it

Esquimalt

19,512 people · 42 places to visit

4 · 3 km east of it

Oak Bay

18,626 people · 38 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Thunderbird Park is	People	Places to visit
Victoria	It’s in town	103,888	47
Juan de Fuca (Part 1)	1.4 km northwest of it	5,439	55
Esquimalt	2 km northwest of it	19,512	42
Oak Bay	3 km east of it	18,626	38
Saanich	3.2 km northeast of it	126,011	54
New Songhees 1A	4.5 km northwest of it	2,052	35
View Royal	7.3 km northwest of it	12,795	20
Colwood	9.2 km northwest of it	22,794	13

Make a day of it

Places to add to Thunderbird Park

Also within 15 km are 5 museums, a zoo and an art gallery.

MuseumRoyal British Columbia Museum100 m away · 350K visitors a year (2012)2

MuseumHelmcken House100 m away

ZooPacific Undersea Gardens400 m away

4Art galleryArt galleryAlcheringa Gallery600 m away 5Historic siteHistoric siteThe Mungo Martin House100 m away 6MuseumMuseumSaint Ann's Schoolhouse100 m away 7MuseumMuseumMaritime Museum of British Columbia200 m away 8MuseumMuseumMiniature World300 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Thunderbird Park

Where is Thunderbird Park?

Thunderbird Park: in Victoria, British Columbia, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Thunderbird Park?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Thunderbird Park?

June to September bring Victoria its warmest afternoons, 19–21°C on ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Royal British Columbia Museum: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Helmcken House: Hans-Jürgen Hübner / Hans-Jürgen Hübner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Pacific Undersea Gardens: H at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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).