Best time to visit Burnaby

July is the best time to visit Burnaby for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 93/100
A beach holiday August sea 16 °C
The least cloud July 46 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 53 mm
Warmth August 23 °C
Cooler weather December 5.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 93 23 °C 7 57
2 August 92 23 °C 7 57
3 September 85 20 °C 10 32
4 June 83 20 °C 11 29
5 May 72 17 °C 12 17
6 October 54 14 °C 16 0
7 April 49 13 °C 17 0
8 March 32 9.8 °C 19 0
9 February 28 7.5 °C 16 0
10 November 27 8.5 °C 20 0
11 January 18 5.7 °C 19 0
12 December 17 5.2 °C 19 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 16 °C and air temperatures around 23 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 7.1 °C 5.7 °C 78 % 0
February 7.2 °C 7.5 °C 71 % 0
March 7.9 °C 9.8 °C 73 % 0
April 9.6 °C 13 °C 70 % 0
May 12 °C 17 °C 64 % 17
June 14 °C 20 °C 63 % 29
July 16 °C 23 °C 46 % 57
August 16 °C 23 °C 47 % 57
September 14 °C 20 °C 54 % 32
October 11 °C 14 °C 70 % 0
November 9.1 °C 8.5 °C 78 % 0
December 7.7 °C 5.2 °C 80 % 0

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 5.2 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 5.7 °C 305 mm 78 %
February 7.5 °C 191 mm 71 %
March 9.8 °C 249 mm 73 %
April 13.2 °C 171 mm 70 %
May 17.4 °C 117 mm 64 %
June 19.7 °C 95 mm 63 %
July 23.3 °C 53 mm 46 %
August 23.5 °C 73 mm 47 %
September 20.1 °C 122 mm 54 %
October 13.9 °C 241 mm 70 %
November 8.5 °C 343 mm 78 %
December 5.2 °C 303 mm 80 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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