Few Canadian towns have cooler summers than Victoria
Deep winter brings January lows near −7.8°C. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 98% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is December; the driest is June. Homes need heating from October to May, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are not Victoria’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses St. John's (Airport), 39 km south-east.
A year in Victoria at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Victoria’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Victoria feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
164 frost days and 55 days above 20°C a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,539 mm of precipitation in a typical year
5th wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador. About 162 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 363 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 95 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Victoria
81% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C.
Living with Victoria’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Between the last frost, near 28 May, and the first, near 18 October, lie about 142 frost-free days.
Plan time outside for Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 19 days a year.
Plan shade and water for about 11 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Victoria’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St. John's (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for St. John's (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 39 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 141 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −22.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 31.2°C |
| Average wind | 22.0 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | St. John's (West), 43 km |
How Victoria 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 Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Victoria’s own would show the same figures).
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C | −7.8°C | 1,539 mm |
| Carbonear 3.6 km · St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C about the same | −7.8°C about the same | 1,539 mm |
| Upper Island Cove 13 km · Whitbourne | 21.1°C about the same | −8.7°C 0.9°C colder | 1,748 mm |
Victoria 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 | −0.7°C | −7.8°C | −4.2°C | 153 mm | 95 cm |
| February | −1.0°C | −8.4°C | −4.7°C | 123 mm | 77 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −5.7°C | −2.2°C | 140 mm | 62 cm |
| April | 5.6°C | −1.9°C | 1.8°C | 122 mm | 30 cm |
| May | 11.0°C | 1.6°C | 6.3°C | 98 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 15.7°C | 5.9°C | 10.8°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 20.9°C | 11.2°C | 16.0°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 20.8°C | 12.1°C | 16.5°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.0°C | 8.5°C | 12.8°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.2°C | 4.3°C | 7.8°C | 158 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 6.7°C | 0.0°C | 3.4°C | 157 mm | 22 cm |
| December | 2.1°C | −4.1°C | −1.0°C | 174 mm | 70 cm |
| Year | 9.2°C | 1.3°C | 5.3°C | 1,539 mm | 363 cm |
February varies most from one year to the next (1.9°C), August least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. February spans the most, from −22.4°C (1994) to 16.0°C (1996).
Where Victoria’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for St. John's (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Victoria’s climate
How warm does Victoria get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 20.9°C.
How cold does Victoria get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to February, at about −8.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Victoria get?
December is the wettest month at 174 mm and June the driest at 88 mm, for 1,539 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 114 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Victoria itself?
Not quite: they come from St. John's (Airport), the closest ECCC normals location to Victoria.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Victoria →
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).