Weather is a popular topic in Vancouver because the weather here insists on being a factor in people’s lives. It’s true that Vancouver gets more rain than a lot of cities, especially in the winter. However, the result of all that rain is spectacular greenery and urban scenery, 130,000 street trees, fantastic spring blossoms and Fall colors, clean air and a healthy place to live.

Even in winter, when some outsiders think the sun never rises above the horizon and Vancouverites wear animal skins and live in igloos, Vancouver has more than 8 hours of daylight with mild days and nights and infrequent downtown snow.

Vancouver’s Hours of Daylight by Month

Month Hours of Daylight January 1 8:17 February 1 9:25 March 1 11:00 April 1 12:53 May 1 14:36 June 1 15:57 July 1 16:10 August 1 15:08 September 1 13:28 October 1 11:40 November 1 9:52 December 1 8:29

Vancouver’s Average Monthly High Temperatures

Month Average High Temps: C/F January 5 / 41 February 7 / 44 March 10 / 50 April 14 / 58 May 18 / 65 June 21 / 69 July 23 / 74 August 23 / 74 September 18 / 65 October 14 / 58 November 9 / 48 December 5 / 41

Vancouver’s Average Monthly Rainfall

Average Annual Rainfall: 1117.2 mm / 43.98 inches

Month	Rainfall: mm / inches
January	131.6 / 5.18
February	115.6 / 4.55
March	105.4 / 4.15
April	74.9 / 2.95
May	61.7 / 2.43
June	45.7 / 1.8
July	36.1 / 1.42
August	38.1 / 1.5
September	64.4 / 2.54
October	115.3 / 4.54
November	167.2 / 6.58
December	161.2 / 6.35